Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck in Washington on Sun, Mar 13, 1977, 5:16 PM PST (01:16 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 6 km E of Hobart, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1977-03-14 01:16:04 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.529° N, 121.779° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
171°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.26 km E of Hobart, Washington · 18090 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.76 km SSE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 18090 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.24 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 18089 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.1Puget Sound region, Washington · 18088 days ago · 64 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.12 km ESE of Issaquah, Washington · 18087 days ago · 31 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.65 km WNW of White Center, Washington · 18086 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.316 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 18085 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.12 km SSE of Dash Point, Washington · 18082 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.78 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 18082 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.9Puget Sound region, Washington · 18080 days ago · 25 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.22 km S of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 18077 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.33 km NNE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 18077 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.82 km N of Bonney Lake, Washington · 18077 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.02 km SSW of Bonney Lake, Washington · 18077 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.01 km SSW of Suquamish, Washington · 18072 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.611 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18071 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.24 km ENE of Bonney Lake, WA · 18070 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.42 km NNE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 18068 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.2Washington · 18067 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 2.1Washington · 18066 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 1.94 km NE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 18062 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 2.04 km N of White Center, Washington · 18060 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 1.82 km NNE of Quilcene, Washington · 18058 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 2.12 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 18054 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 1.74 km WSW of White Center, Washington · 18053 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 1.92 km ESE of Dash Point, Washington · 18053 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 1.87 km SE of Enumclaw, Washington · 18045 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 1.60 km W of Port Ludlow, Washington · 18044 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.910 km SSW of Seabeck, Washington · 18041 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.00 km NW of North Puyallup, Washington · 18041 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 2.33 km ENE of Enetai, Washington · 18036 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 3.05 km S of Quilcene, Washington · 18035 days ago · 45 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 1.71 km SSW of Federal Way, Washington · 18090 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.44 km ESE of Hobart, Washington · 18091 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 18097 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.315 km WSW of Greenwater, Washington · 18098 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.8Washington · 18104 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.78 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18110 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.31 km NW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 18111 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.412 km N of Ashford, Washington · 18113 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.91 km WNW of SeaTac, Washington · 18114 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.03 km SE of Shoreline, Washington · 18120 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10843313. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:45 PM UTC.