Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 2 km NNE of Quilcene, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 2 km NNE of Quilcene, Washington on Thu, Apr 14, 1977, 4:32 AM PST (12:32 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 5 km S of Quilcene, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1977-04-14 12:32:55 UTC
Depth
16.3 km (10.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.840° N, 122.866° 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
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
167°
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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.12 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 18063 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.74 km WSW of White Center, Washington · 18062 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.92 km ESE of Dash Point, Washington · 18062 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.60 km W of Port Ludlow, Washington · 18053 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.910 km SSW of Seabeck, Washington · 18050 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.00 km NW of North Puyallup, Washington · 18049 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.33 km ENE of Enetai, Washington · 18044 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 3.05 km S of Quilcene, Washington · 18043 days ago · 45 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.24 km E of Cathcart, Washington · 18034 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.34 km NNW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 18029 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.33 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 18026 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.27 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 18022 days ago · 44 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.15 km SW of Gorst, Washington · 18018 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.91 km SW of White Center, Washington · 18018 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.94 km WNW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 18017 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.13 km N of Bonney Lake, Washington · 18008 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.24 km NNE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 18008 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.12 km S of Lakeland North, Washington · 18008 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 2.04 km N of White Center, Washington · 18069 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.94 km NE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 18070 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.1Washington · 18074 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.2Washington · 18075 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.42 km NNE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 18077 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.24 km ENE of Bonney Lake, WA · 18079 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.611 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18079 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.01 km SSW of Suquamish, Washington · 18080 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.02 km SSW of Bonney Lake, Washington · 18086 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.82 km N of Bonney Lake, Washington · 18086 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.33 km NNE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 18086 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.22 km S of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 18086 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.9Puget Sound region, Washington · 18089 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.78 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 18090 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.12 km SSE of Dash Point, Washington · 18091 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.65 km WNW of White Center, Washington · 18095 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.12 km ESE of Issaquah, Washington · 18095 days ago · 31 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.1Puget Sound region, Washington · 18097 days ago · 64 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10843518. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.