M1.6 earthquake 2 km ENE of Dash Point, Washington
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km ENE of Dash Point, Washington on Mon, Oct 16, 1978, 1:13 PM PDT (20:13 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.9 15 km WSW of Alder, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-10-16 20:13:36 UTC
- Depth
- 23.9 km (14.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.329° N, 122.402° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 75°
- Stations used
- 9
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.61 km WSW of Auburn, Washington · 17509 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.915 km WSW of Alder, Washington · 17488 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.016 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 17474 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.08 km WNW of Belfair, Washington · 17474 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 17464 days ago · 23 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.413 km NE of Hoodsport, Washington · 17462 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.70 km N of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 17462 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10848128. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:04 AM UTC.