Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 7 km W of Burley, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 7 km W of Burley, Washington on Wed, May 10, 1978, 8:00 AM PDT (15:00 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 2 km E of Sammamish, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-05-10 15:00:10 UTC
Depth
23.6 km (14.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.425° N, 122.725° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
129°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.82 km E of Sammamish, Washington · 17664 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.83 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 17661 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.57 km WSW of Ault Field, Washington · 17651 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.96 km NW of Shelton, Washington · 17635 days ago · 40 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.58 km SSW of Gold Bar, Washington · 17635 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.511 km ENE of Onalaska, Washington · 17635 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 3.3Puget Sound region, Washington · 17626 days ago · 46 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.67 km ESE of Mineral, Washington · 17614 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.64 km SE of Three Lakes, Washington · 17611 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.514 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 17608 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.6Washington · 17608 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 2.76 km SE of Shelton, Washington · 17667 days ago · 38 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.06 km WNW of Burley, Washington · 17668 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.39 km SSW of Gold Bar, Washington · 17671 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.62 km N of Artondale, Washington · 17672 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.92 km SSE of Belfair, Washington · 17675 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.75 km W of Burley, Washington · 17675 days ago · 21 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.72 km W of Artondale, Washington · 17680 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.23 km WSW of Artondale, Washington · 17682 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.55 km SE of Hansville, Washington · 17682 days ago · 50 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.818 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 17696 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10846838. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:03 AM UTC.