M2.0 earthquake 9 km ENE of Thorp, Washington
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 9 km ENE of Thorp, Washington on Thu, Nov 3, 1977, 9:08 AM PST (17:08 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.2 8 km NNW of Thorp, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-11-03 17:08:44 UTC
- Depth
- 9.6 km (6.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.090° N, 120.555° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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 1.7 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 268°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.526 km NW of Benton City, Washington · 17852 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.28 km NNW of Thorp, Washington · 17850 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.124 km N of Packwood, Washington · 17830 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.118 km WSW of Nile, Washington · 17828 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.821 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 17827 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.08 km NNE of Royal City, Washington · 17816 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.18 km W of Entiat, Washington · 17806 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.115 km N of Kittitas, Washington · 17800 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
Before
- 1.74 km NNE of Entiat, Washington · 17867 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.625 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 17872 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.86 km WNW of Entiat, Washington · 17873 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.913 km NNE of Ellensburg, Washington · 17881 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.66 km W of Entiat, Washington · 17881 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10845103. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:20 PM UTC.