M2.8 earthquake 10 km WSW of Amanda Park, Washington
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 10 km WSW of Amanda Park, Washington on Sun, Jan 29, 1978, 5:14 AM PST (13:14 UTC), 38 km (23 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 5 km W of Burley, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-01-29 13:14:38 UTC
- Depth
- 37.6 km (23.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.433° N, 124.037° 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, 0.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 229°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.08 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 17769 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.127 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 17768 days ago · 41 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.015 km ENE of Queets, WA · 17751 days ago · 34 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.85 km W of Burley, Washington · 17739 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.25 km W of Burley, Washington · 17739 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10845703. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:09 PM UTC.