M1.9 earthquake 6 km W of Burley, Washington
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 6 km W of Burley, Washington on Wed, Sep 6, 1978, 1:51 AM PDT (08:51 UTC), 22 km (13 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.1 1 km NW of Federal Way, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-09-06 08:51:41 UTC
- Depth
- 21.7 km (13.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.426° N, 122.712° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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, 1.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 81°
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.610 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 17548 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.11 km NW of Federal Way, Washington · 17545 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.510 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 17521 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.98 km ESE of Kapowsin, Washington · 17514 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.62 km ENE of Dash Point, Washington · 17514 days ago · 24 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.61 km WSW of Auburn, Washington · 17513 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.94 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 17498 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
Before
- 2.16 km N of Kingston, Washington · 17558 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.66 km NNE of Hoodsport, Washington · 17561 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.27 km SW of Brinnon, Washington · 17564 days ago · 46 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.310 km S of Baring, Washington · 17574 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.73 km NE of Southworth, Washington · 17578 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.65 km W of Burley, Washington · 17580 days ago · 22 km deep · 1 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10847843. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:56 PM UTC.