M2.3 earthquake 10 km S of Baring, Washington
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 10 km S of Baring, Washington on Thu, Aug 17, 1978, 12:05 AM PDT (07:05 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-08-17 07:05:09 UTC
- Depth
- 11.2 km (7.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.682° N, 121.494° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 224°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 13
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 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.16 km N of Kingston, Washington · 17551 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.96 km W of Burley, Washington · 17548 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.610 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 17542 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.11 km NW of Federal Way, Washington · 17539 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
Before
- 1.73 km NE of Southworth, Washington · 17572 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.65 km W of Burley, Washington · 17574 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.76 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 17578 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.50 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 17583 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.54 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 17587 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10847703. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:17 PM UTC.