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M2.2 earthquake 8 km NNW of Thorp, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 8 km NNW of Thorp, Washington on Tue, Nov 8, 1977, 4:11 AM PST (12:11 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1977-11-08 12:11:11 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.137° N, 120.725° 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 55.6 km horizontally, 99.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
231°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.124 km N of Packwood, Washington · 17832 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.118 km WSW of Nile, Washington · 17829 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.821 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 17829 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.08 km NNE of Royal City, Washington · 17818 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.18 km W of Entiat, Washington · 17808 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.115 km N of Kittitas, Washington · 17802 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 2.09 km ENE of Thorp, Washington · 17857 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.1Washington · 17863 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.74 km NNE of Entiat, Washington · 17869 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.625 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 17873 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.86 km WNW of Entiat, Washington · 17874 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10845138. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 10:08 AM UTC.