Washington earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 1 km SE of Burley, Washington

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 1 km SE of Burley, Washington on Mon, Aug 30, 1971, 1:27 AM PDT (08:27 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 0 km ESE of Mercer Island, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1971-08-30 08:27:32 UTC
Depth
14.9 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.407° N, 122.618° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.1 km horizontally, 3.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.25 km E of Coupeville, Washington · 20113 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.14 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 20112 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.75 km NE of Woods Creek, Washington · 20111 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 3.50 km ESE of Mercer Island, Washington · 20109 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.92 km SE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 20109 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.01 km NNE of Mercer Island, Washington · 20109 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.30 km NW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20109 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.43 km E of Pacific, Washington · 20107 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.510 km NW of Brinnon, Washington · 20099 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.94 km NNE of Seattle, Washington · 20099 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.24 km SE of Riverbend, Washington · 20097 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.70 km NNE of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20086 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.30 km NE of Mercer Island, Washington · 20086 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.80 km NE of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20086 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.1Washington · 20082 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.81 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 20081 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.11 km WNW of Federal Way, Washington · 20078 days ago · 28 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.112 km NW of Port Townsend, Washington · 20077 days ago · 28 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.42 km WSW of Suquamish, Washington · 20072 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 2.81 km ENE of Keyport, Washington · 20068 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 1.72 km NNE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 20068 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 2.15 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 20067 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 1.80 km ENE of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20066 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 2.30 km NE of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20062 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 2.68 km NNE of Hoodsport, Washington · 20123 days ago · 44 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.96 km WSW of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 20124 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.87 km SE of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 20124 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.55 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 20125 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.77 km SE of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 20126 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.65 km NNE of Hoodsport, Washington · 20126 days ago · 40 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.02 km SSE of Des Moines, Washington · 20132 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.310 km ESE of Tanner, Washington · 20133 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.97 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 20134 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.80 km ESE of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20135 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.121 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 20136 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.26 km S of Hansville, Washington · 20137 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.31 km NNE of Beaux Arts Village, WA · 20139 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 3.10 km WSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20139 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.010 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 20143 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.86 km WSW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 20144 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.74 km S of Ashford, Washington · 20144 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.212 km E of Carnation, Washington · 20144 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.62 km S of Canterwood, Washington · 20148 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10839648. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:38 AM UTC.