M2.3 earthquake 5 km NNE of Waterville, Washington
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 5 km NNE of Waterville, Washington on Wed, Jun 22, 1977, 8:06 AM PDT (15:06 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 10 km SSW of South Cle Elum, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-06-22 15:06:47 UTC
- Depth
- -0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.691° N, 120.036° 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 0.5 km horizontally
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 123°
- 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.910 km SSW of South Cle Elum, Washington · 17977 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.012 km S of South Cle Elum, Washington · 17977 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.413 km SSW of South Cle Elum, Washington · 17977 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.70 km S of Royal City, Washington · 17975 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10843923. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:54 AM UTC.