M2.2 earthquake 7 km SE of Cliffdell, Washington
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 7 km SE of Cliffdell, Washington on Mon, Jun 12, 1978, 8:57 AM PDT (15:57 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 6 km NNW of Nile, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-06-12 15:57:30 UTC
- Depth
- -0.9 km (-0.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.894° N, 120.996° 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 2.4 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 280°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.66 km NNW of Nile, Washington · 17620 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.78 km NW of Nile, Washington · 17617 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.67 km ESE of Mineral, Washington · 17615 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.514 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 17609 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.6Washington · 17608 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.78 km SW of Entiat, Washington · 17607 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.66 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 17593 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.50 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 17583 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10847223. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.