Washington earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 2 km WNW of Clearview, Washington

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 2 km WNW of Clearview, Washington on Wed, Jul 20, 1977, 11:56 AM PDT (18:56 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 5 km NW of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1977-07-20 18:56:23 UTC
Depth
55.0 km (34.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.845° N, 122.153° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73 km WSW of Rosedale, Washington · 17964 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.02 km W of Artondale, Washington · 17962 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.80 km WNW of Normandy Park, Washington · 17960 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 3.75 km NW of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 17960 days ago · 53 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.02 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 17953 days ago · 19 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.65 km S of Gorst, Washington · 17952 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.13 km SSW of Redmond, Washington · 17950 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.70 km W of Alderwood Manor, Washington · 17949 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.51 km NNE of Lynnwood, Washington · 17949 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.74 km NE of Kingston, Washington · 17946 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.55 km NNW of Port Townsend, Washington · 17944 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.52 km NNE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 17943 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.71 km WNW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 17941 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.75 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 17940 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.43 km S of Woods Creek, Washington · 17936 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.05 km N of Arlington Heights, Washington · 17935 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.36 km SE of Marrowstone, Washington · 17933 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.917 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 17929 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.717 km S of Skykomish, Washington · 17928 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.516 km S of Skykomish, Washington · 17928 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 1.52 km NW of Snoqualmie, Washington · 17926 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 1.72 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 17920 days ago · 23 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 1.74 km NW of Federal Way, Washington · 17918 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 1.56 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 17910 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 2.27 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 17909 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 1.53 km ESE of Fall City, Washington · 17965 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.92 km ESE of Belfair, Washington · 17966 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.34 km SW of Orting, Washington · 17967 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 3.34 km N of Duvall, Washington · 17970 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.96 km ESE of Edison, Washington · 17970 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.711 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 17972 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.25 km SSE of Seabeck, Washington · 17972 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.710 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 17972 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.56 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 17974 days ago · 24 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 3.63 km ENE of Edison, Washington · 17975 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.10 km SSE of Bryant, Washington · 17984 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.77 km SE of Orcas, Washington · 17988 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.71 km NNE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 17991 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.56 km WNW of Belfair, Washington · 17993 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.83 km NNE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 17993 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.52 km W of Mercer Island, Washington · 17993 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10844178. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 12:15 PM UTC.