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M4.1 earthquake 6 km W of Burley, Washington

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 6 km W of Burley, Washington on Fri, Mar 31, 1978, 12:03 AM PST (08:03 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (md), light
Local time
UTC
1978-03-31 08:03:00 UTC
Depth
20.6 km (12.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.417° N, 122.711° W
Strongest shaking
III, weak shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
III, weak shaking
Peak ground acceleration
1.3% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
-0.4 cm/s
Map
Automatic
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Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
21

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 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.211 km SSW of Seabeck, Washington · 17711 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.510 km SSW of Index, Washington · 17710 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.86 km WNW of Burley, Washington · 17708 days ago · 23 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.86 km W of Burley, Washington · 17708 days ago · 22 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.818 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 17704 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.55 km SE of Hansville, Washington · 17689 days ago · 50 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.23 km WSW of Artondale, Washington · 17689 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.72 km W of Artondale, Washington · 17687 days ago · 23 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.75 km W of Burley, Washington · 17683 days ago · 21 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.92 km SSE of Belfair, Washington · 17682 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.62 km N of Artondale, Washington · 17679 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.39 km SSW of Gold Bar, Washington · 17678 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.06 km WNW of Burley, Washington · 17675 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.76 km SE of Shelton, Washington · 17674 days ago · 38 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.57 km W of Burley, Washington · 17674 days ago · 24 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.82 km E of Sammamish, Washington · 17671 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.83 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 17668 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.57 km WSW of Ault Field, Washington · 17658 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 2.95 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 17716 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.54 km W of Burley, Washington · 17733 days ago · 25 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.74 km W of Burley, Washington · 17733 days ago · 21 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.25 km W of Burley, Washington · 17733 days ago · 21 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.85 km W of Burley, Washington · 17734 days ago · 22 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.53 km W of Burley, Washington · 17734 days ago · 22 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 4.85 km W of Burley, Washington · 17734 days ago · 22 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.50 km E of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 17738 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.58 km ENE of Marrowstone, Washington · 17739 days ago · 54 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 3.54 km NE of Blyn, Washington · 17740 days ago · 53 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.82 km SW of Suquamish, Washington · 17741 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.61 km WNW of Larch Way, Washington · 17742 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.51 km WNW of Freeland, Washington · 17743 days ago · 50 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10846383 (also filed as usp0000tv3). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:27 AM UTC.