Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 5 km W of Burley, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 5 km W of Burley, Washington on Sat, Mar 11, 1978, 11:40 AM PST (19:40 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 6 km W of Burley, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1978-03-11 19:40:49 UTC
Depth
21.9 km (13.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.419° N, 122.702° W
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, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
79°
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: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.25 km W of Burley, Washington · 17739 days ago · 21 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.74 km W of Burley, Washington · 17739 days ago · 21 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.54 km W of Burley, Washington · 17739 days ago · 25 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.95 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 17722 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.16 km W of Burley, Washington · 17720 days ago · 21 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.211 km SSW of Seabeck, Washington · 17717 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.510 km SSW of Index, Washington · 17716 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.86 km WNW of Burley, Washington · 17714 days ago · 23 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.86 km W of Burley, Washington · 17714 days ago · 22 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.818 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 17709 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.55 km SE of Hansville, Washington · 17695 days ago · 50 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.23 km WSW of Artondale, Washington · 17695 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.72 km W of Artondale, Washington · 17693 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.75 km W of Burley, Washington · 17688 days ago · 21 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 1.92 km SSE of Belfair, Washington · 17688 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.62 km N of Artondale, Washington · 17685 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.39 km SSW of Gold Bar, Washington · 17684 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.06 km WNW of Burley, Washington · 17681 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.76 km SE of Shelton, Washington · 17680 days ago · 38 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.57 km W of Burley, Washington · 17680 days ago · 24 km deep · 2 km away

Before

  1. 1.53 km W of Burley, Washington · 17740 days ago · 22 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 4.85 km W of Burley, Washington · 17740 days ago · 22 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.50 km E of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 17744 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.58 km ENE of Marrowstone, Washington · 17745 days ago · 54 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 3.54 km NE of Blyn, Washington · 17746 days ago · 53 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.82 km SW of Suquamish, Washington · 17747 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.61 km WNW of Larch Way, Washington · 17748 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.51 km WNW of Freeland, Washington · 17749 days ago · 50 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.67 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 17751 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.10 km NNW of Woodway, Washington · 17752 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.69 km WNW of Morton, Washington · 17752 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.1Puget Sound region, Washington · 17752 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.63 km NNE of Hobart, Washington · 17754 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 3.127 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 17769 days ago · 41 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10846123. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:17 AM UTC.