Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 9 km ENE of Carnation, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 9 km ENE of Carnation, Washington on Tue, Dec 27, 1977, 10:50 AM PST (18:50 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 6 km NNE of Lofall, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1977-12-27 18:50:36 UTC
Depth
16.1 km (10.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.672° N, 121.797° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington · 17798 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.95 km SE of Monroe, Washington · 17797 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.02 km SE of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 17786 days ago · 48 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.71 km NNE of Cathcart, Washington · 17778 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.36 km NNE of Lofall, Washington · 17771 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.53 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 17770 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.64 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 17762 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.95 km SE of Klahanie, Washington · 17760 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.08 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 17757 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.78 km S of Swede Heaven, Washington · 17755 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.24 km SSW of La Conner, Washington · 17754 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.63 km NNE of Hobart, Washington · 17741 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 1.817 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 17801 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.719 km N of Index, Washington · 17801 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.718 km N of Index, Washington · 17801 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.118 km N of Index, Washington · 17801 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.60 km N of Southworth, Washington · 17804 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.94 km NNE of Woods Creek, Washington · 17805 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.63 km W of Chico, Washington · 17809 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.54 km ESE of Indianola, Washington · 17810 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.54 km NW of Black Diamond, Washington · 17810 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.63 km W of Suquamish, Washington · 17814 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.87 km NNE of Bryant, Washington · 17816 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.57 km WNW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 17817 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.11 km WNW of Indianola, Washington · 17819 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.70 km NNW of Clyde Hill, Washington · 17821 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.821 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 17827 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.124 km N of Packwood, Washington · 17829 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10845443. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:29 AM UTC.