Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 2 km E of Dash Point, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 2 km E of Dash Point, Washington on Mon, Apr 18, 1977, 2:17 PM PST (22:17 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 3 km ENE of Enetai, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1977-04-18 22:17:37 UTC
Depth
11.9 km (7.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.322° N, 122.392° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
181°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

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 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.74 km WSW of White Center, Washington · 18053 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.92 km ESE of Dash Point, Washington · 18053 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.87 km SE of Enumclaw, Washington · 18045 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.60 km W of Port Ludlow, Washington · 18044 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.910 km SSW of Seabeck, Washington · 18041 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.00 km NW of North Puyallup, Washington · 18040 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.33 km ENE of Enetai, Washington · 18036 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 3.05 km S of Quilcene, Washington · 18034 days ago · 45 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.218 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 18026 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.24 km E of Cathcart, Washington · 18025 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.52 km SW of Brady, Washington · 18024 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.66 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 18021 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.33 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 18018 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.27 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 18013 days ago · 44 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 3.06 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 18013 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.15 km SW of Gorst, Washington · 18010 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.91 km SW of White Center, Washington · 18009 days ago · 24 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.94 km WNW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 18009 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.69 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 18005 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.13 km N of Bonney Lake, Washington · 17999 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 2.24 km NNE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 17999 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 2.12 km S of Lakeland North, Washington · 17999 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 1.80 km N of Normandy Park, Washington · 17998 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 4.04 km N of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 17995 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 1.82 km NNE of Quilcene, Washington · 18058 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.04 km N of White Center, Washington · 18060 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.94 km NE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 18061 days ago · 24 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.1Washington · 18065 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.2Washington · 18067 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.42 km NNE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 18068 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.24 km ENE of Bonney Lake, WA · 18070 days ago · 24 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.611 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18070 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.01 km SSW of Suquamish, Washington · 18072 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.02 km SSW of Bonney Lake, Washington · 18077 days ago · 25 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.82 km N of Bonney Lake, Washington · 18077 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.33 km NNE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 18077 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.22 km S of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 18077 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.312 km SW of Mossyrock, Washington · 18079 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.9Puget Sound region, Washington · 18080 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.78 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 18081 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.12 km SSE of Dash Point, Washington · 18082 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10843528. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:07 PM UTC.