M1.9 earthquake 7 km NE of Acme, Washington
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 7 km NE of Acme, Washington on Fri, Apr 14, 1978, 3:59 AM PST (11:59 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 5 km SE of Anacortes, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-04-14 11:59:57 UTC
- Depth
- -0.7 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.774° N, 122.141° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 187°, poorly surrounded by stations
- 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.70 km W of Lyman, Washington · 17676 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.35 km SE of Anacortes, Washington · 17672 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.83 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 17661 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.57 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 17660 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.52 km ENE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 17657 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.57 km WSW of Ault Field, Washington · 17651 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.55 km SSE of Edison, Washington · 17641 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.57 km E of Oak Bay, Canada · 17635 days ago · 47 km deep · 87 km away
Before
- 1.67 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 17698 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.95 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 17709 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.110 km SE of Orcas, Washington · 17709 days ago · 56 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.72 km W of La Conner, Washington · 17711 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10846533. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:06 AM UTC.