Washington earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 14 km ENE of George, Washington

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 14 km ENE of George, Washington on Tue, Mar 15, 1977, 2:39 PM PST (22:39 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 17 km NNW of Soap Lake, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1977-03-15 22:39:33 UTC
Depth
13.7 km (8.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.117° N, 119.677° 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 2.1 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
207°, 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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.717 km NNW of Soap Lake, Washington · 18094 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.715 km SSE of Kittitas, Washington · 18070 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.94 km SE of Entiat, Washington · 18070 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.85 km W of Entiat, Washington · 18056 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.77 km SE of Rock Island, Washington · 18049 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.55 km SSW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 18042 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.10 km SW of Waterville, Washington · 18041 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.0Washington · 18039 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.64 km NW of Waterville, Washington · 18037 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.84 km E of Benton City, Washington · 18036 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.112 km SSW of Kittitas, Washington · 18035 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 1.93 km SSW of Benton City, Washington · 18096 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.02 km SSE of Entiat, Washington · 18100 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.621 km E of Desert Aire, Washington · 18113 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.64 km NNE of Waterville, Washington · 18115 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10843348. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:21 AM UTC.