Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 1 km N of Esperance, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 1 km N of Esperance, Washington on Sun, Nov 6, 1977, 3:07 AM PST (11:07 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 2 km SSE of Three Lakes, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1977-11-06 11:07:03 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.798° N, 122.358° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
188°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.92 km SSE of Three Lakes, Washington · 17846 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.32 km WNW of La Conner, Washington · 17845 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.91 km NE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 17833 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.70 km NNW of Clyde Hill, Washington · 17821 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.11 km WNW of Indianola, Washington · 17819 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.57 km WNW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 17817 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.87 km NNE of Bryant, Washington · 17816 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.63 km W of Suquamish, Washington · 17814 days ago · 24 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.54 km NW of Black Diamond, Washington · 17810 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.54 km ESE of Indianola, Washington · 17810 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.63 km W of Chico, Washington · 17809 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.94 km NNE of Woods Creek, Washington · 17805 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.60 km N of Southworth, Washington · 17804 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.26 km SSE of Port Angeles East, Washington · 17801 days ago · 44 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.118 km N of Index, Washington · 17801 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.718 km N of Index, Washington · 17801 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.719 km N of Index, Washington · 17801 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.817 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 17801 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.09 km ENE of Carnation, Washington · 17801 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.518 km S of Friday Harbor, Washington · 17801 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.62 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington · 17798 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 1.95 km SE of Monroe, Washington · 17797 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 1.62 km W of Burley, Washington · 17852 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.7Olympic Peninsula, Washington · 17860 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.9Olympic Peninsula, Washington · 17860 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.427 km W of Skokomish, Washington · 17860 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.125 km W of Skokomish, Washington · 17861 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.18 km NE of Duvall, Washington · 17861 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.1Washington · 17861 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.42 km NNE of Coupeville, Washington · 17867 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.10 km E of Riverton, Washington · 17870 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.62 km NW of White Center, Washington · 17874 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 3.36 km E of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 17875 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.82 km NNE of Carnation, Washington · 17877 days ago · 22 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.54 km E of Echo Lake, Washington · 17879 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.81 km E of Enetai, Washington · 17880 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.63 km NW of Suquamish, Washington · 17881 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10845128. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:26 AM UTC.