Washington earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 5 km W of Gorst, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 5 km W of Gorst, Washington on Thu, Jan 6, 1977, 7:36 PM PST (03:36 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 9 km N of Greenwater, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1977-01-07 03:36:17 UTC
Depth
19.3 km (12.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.528° N, 122.777° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
110°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.93 km WSW of White Center, Washington · 18156 days ago · 29 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.22 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 18154 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.39 km N of Greenwater, Washington · 18153 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.13 km W of Mineral, Washington · 18150 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.73 km W of Mineral, Washington · 18150 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.013 km NNE of Tanner, Washington · 18149 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.010 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18149 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.94 km SSE of Seattle, Washington · 18140 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.98 km ESE of Hobart, Washington · 18137 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.87 km SW of Verlot, Washington · 18135 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.99 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18135 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.29 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18135 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.89 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18134 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.52 km W of White Center, Washington · 18133 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.22 km S of Monroe, Washington · 18131 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.08 km NNE of Tanner, Washington · 18131 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.28 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 18131 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.82 km E of Edmonds, Washington · 18126 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.92 km SSE of Issaquah, Washington · 18124 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.66 km S of Sultan, Washington · 18124 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 2.23 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 18123 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 2.03 km SE of Shoreline, Washington · 18121 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 2.411 km SSW of Alder, Washington · 18118 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.91 km WNW of SeaTac, Washington · 18115 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 2.412 km N of Ashford, Washington · 18114 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 2.31 km NW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 18112 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 1.78 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18112 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 1.8Washington · 18106 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 2.315 km WSW of Greenwater, Washington · 18099 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 2.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 18098 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 1.917 km SE of Friday Harbor, Washington · 18158 days ago · 47 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.02 km NW of Indianola, Washington · 18160 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.9Puget Sound region, Washington · 18163 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.07 km ENE of Jamestown, Washington · 18164 days ago · 45 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.511 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 18165 days ago · 46 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.912 km E of Tanner, Washington · 18167 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.72 km SW of Quilcene, Washington · 18172 days ago · 46 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.62 km W of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 18175 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.65 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 18175 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 3.44 km W of Camano, Washington · 18176 days ago · 54 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.84 km NNW of Dash Point, Washington · 18177 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.69 km WSW of Mineral, Washington · 18179 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.60 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 18185 days ago · 24 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10842928. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 5:47 AM UTC.