M1.6 earthquake 1 km WSW of Auburn, Washington
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 1 km WSW of Auburn, Washington on Tue, Oct 17, 1978, 12:51 AM PDT (07:51 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 13 km NE of Hoodsport, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-10-17 07:51:44 UTC
- Depth
- 9.9 km (6.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.304° N, 122.241° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 56°
- Stations used
- 14
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.915 km WSW of Alder, Washington · 17496 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.016 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 17481 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.08 km WNW of Belfair, Washington · 17481 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 17471 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.413 km NE of Hoodsport, Washington · 17469 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.70 km N of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 17469 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10848163. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:43 AM UTC.