Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington on Thu, Dec 29, 1977, 7:11 PM PST (03:11 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 5 km SE of Monroe, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1977-12-30 03:11:18 UTC
Depth
17.1 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.408° N, 122.076° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.95 km SE of Monroe, Washington · 17798 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.420 km NNW of Hoodsport, Washington · 17792 days ago · 42 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.02 km SE of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 17786 days ago · 48 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.71 km NNE of Cathcart, Washington · 17778 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.36 km NNE of Lofall, Washington · 17772 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.010 km SSW of Shelton, Washington · 17771 days ago · 47 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.53 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 17770 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.68 km SSE of Mineral, Washington · 17765 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.64 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 17763 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.95 km SE of Klahanie, Washington · 17761 days ago · 19 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.08 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 17757 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 3.127 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 17756 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.78 km S of Swede Heaven, Washington · 17756 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.63 km NNE of Hobart, Washington · 17742 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.1Puget Sound region, Washington · 17740 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.69 km WNW of Morton, Washington · 17739 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.10 km NNW of Woodway, Washington · 17739 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 2.09 km ENE of Carnation, Washington · 17801 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.817 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 17802 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.719 km N of Index, Washington · 17802 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.718 km N of Index, Washington · 17802 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.118 km N of Index, Washington · 17802 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.60 km N of Southworth, Washington · 17805 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.94 km NNE of Woods Creek, Washington · 17806 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.63 km W of Chico, Washington · 17809 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.54 km ESE of Indianola, Washington · 17810 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.54 km NW of Black Diamond, Washington · 17810 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.63 km W of Suquamish, Washington · 17814 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.87 km NNE of Bryant, Washington · 17816 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.11 km WNW of Indianola, Washington · 17819 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.70 km NNW of Clyde Hill, Washington · 17821 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.821 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 17827 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10845468. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:21 PM UTC.