Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 4 km W of Burley, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 4 km W of Burley, Washington on Sat, Mar 11, 1978, 5:22 PM PST (01:22 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 5 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-03-12 01:22:15 UTC
Depth
21.3 km (13.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.424° N, 122.692° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
167°
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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.54 km W of Burley, Washington · 17726 days ago · 25 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.95 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 17709 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.16 km W of Burley, Washington · 17707 days ago · 21 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.211 km SSW of Seabeck, Washington · 17705 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.510 km SSW of Index, Washington · 17703 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.86 km WNW of Burley, Washington · 17701 days ago · 23 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.86 km W of Burley, Washington · 17701 days ago · 22 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.818 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 17697 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.55 km SE of Hansville, Washington · 17682 days ago · 50 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.23 km WSW of Artondale, Washington · 17682 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.72 km W of Artondale, Washington · 17681 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.75 km W of Burley, Washington · 17676 days ago · 21 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.92 km SSE of Belfair, Washington · 17675 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.62 km N of Artondale, Washington · 17672 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.39 km SSW of Gold Bar, Washington · 17672 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.06 km WNW of Burley, Washington · 17668 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.76 km SE of Shelton, Washington · 17668 days ago · 38 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.57 km W of Burley, Washington · 17667 days ago · 24 km deep · 2 km away

Before

  1. 2.25 km W of Burley, Washington · 17727 days ago · 21 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.85 km W of Burley, Washington · 17727 days ago · 22 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.53 km W of Burley, Washington · 17727 days ago · 22 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 4.85 km W of Burley, Washington · 17727 days ago · 22 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.50 km E of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 17731 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.58 km ENE of Marrowstone, Washington · 17732 days ago · 54 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 3.54 km NE of Blyn, Washington · 17733 days ago · 53 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.82 km SW of Suquamish, Washington · 17734 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.61 km WNW of Larch Way, Washington · 17735 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.51 km WNW of Freeland, Washington · 17736 days ago · 50 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.67 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 17738 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.10 km NNW of Woodway, Washington · 17739 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.69 km WNW of Morton, Washington · 17739 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.1Puget Sound region, Washington · 17740 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.63 km NNE of Hobart, Washington · 17742 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 3.127 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 17756 days ago · 41 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10846138. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:11 PM UTC.