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M1.8 earthquake 6 km WNW of Burley, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6 km WNW of Burley, Washington on Wed, Apr 5, 1978, 10:08 PM PST (06:08 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 3 km WSW of Artondale, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-04-06 06:08:32 UTC
Depth
22.9 km (14.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.432° N, 122.716° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.86 km W of Burley, Washington · 17701 days ago · 22 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.818 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 17697 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.55 km SE of Hansville, Washington · 17682 days ago · 50 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.23 km WSW of Artondale, Washington · 17682 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.72 km W of Artondale, Washington · 17680 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.75 km W of Burley, Washington · 17675 days ago · 21 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.92 km SSE of Belfair, Washington · 17675 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.62 km N of Artondale, Washington · 17672 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.39 km SSW of Gold Bar, Washington · 17671 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.06 km WNW of Burley, Washington · 17668 days ago · 15 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.76 km SE of Shelton, Washington · 17667 days ago · 38 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.57 km W of Burley, Washington · 17667 days ago · 24 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.82 km E of Sammamish, Washington · 17664 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.83 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 17661 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.57 km WSW of Ault Field, Washington · 17651 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 1.510 km SSW of Index, Washington · 17703 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.211 km SSW of Seabeck, Washington · 17704 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.16 km W of Burley, Washington · 17707 days ago · 21 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.95 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 17709 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.54 km W of Burley, Washington · 17726 days ago · 25 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.74 km W of Burley, Washington · 17726 days ago · 21 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.25 km W of Burley, Washington · 17726 days ago · 21 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.85 km W of Burley, Washington · 17727 days ago · 22 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.53 km W of Burley, Washington · 17727 days ago · 22 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 4.85 km W of Burley, Washington · 17727 days ago · 22 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.50 km E of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 17731 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10846443. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:58 AM UTC.