Washington earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 6 km SSE of Bucoda, Washington

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 6 km SSE of Bucoda, Washington on Wed, Sep 7, 1977, 6:45 PM PDT (01:45 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1977-09-08 01:45:20 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.750° N, 122.827° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.115 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 17909 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.06 km N of Mossyrock, Washington · 17902 days ago · 23 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.18 km NNE of Mossyrock, Washington · 17901 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.63 km NE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 17897 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.915 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 17893 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.914 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 17889 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.511 km SSE of Pe Ell, Washington · 17884 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.81 km E of Enetai, Washington · 17880 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.740 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 17877 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.62 km NW of White Center, Washington · 17874 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.625 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 17871 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.10 km E of Riverton, Washington · 17870 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.125 km W of Skokomish, Washington · 17861 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.427 km W of Skokomish, Washington · 17860 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.9Olympic Peninsula, Washington · 17860 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.7Olympic Peninsula, Washington · 17860 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.62 km W of Burley, Washington · 17852 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 1.74 km NW of Federal Way, Washington · 17914 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.811 km W of Packwood, Washington · 17921 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.912 km NE of East Cathlamet, Washington · 17921 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.939 km SE of Morton, Washington · 17923 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.515 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 17924 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.917 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 17925 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.75 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 17936 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.52 km NNE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 17939 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10844623. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:15 AM UTC.