Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 8 km WNW of Gorst, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 8 km WNW of Gorst, Washington on Thu, Feb 9, 1978, 3:14 AM PST (11:14 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 27 km W of Quilcene, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-02-09 11:14:38 UTC
Depth
20.6 km (12.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.555° N, 122.805° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
108°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.127 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 17755 days ago · 41 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.24 km SSW of La Conner, Washington · 17753 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.63 km NNE of Hobart, Washington · 17741 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.1Puget Sound region, Washington · 17739 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.10 km NNW of Woodway, Washington · 17738 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.67 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 17737 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.51 km WNW of Freeland, Washington · 17735 days ago · 50 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.61 km WNW of Larch Way, Washington · 17734 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.82 km SW of Suquamish, Washington · 17733 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 3.54 km NE of Blyn, Washington · 17732 days ago · 53 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.58 km ENE of Marrowstone, Washington · 17731 days ago · 54 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.50 km E of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 17730 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 4.85 km W of Burley, Washington · 17726 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.53 km W of Burley, Washington · 17726 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.85 km W of Burley, Washington · 17726 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.25 km W of Burley, Washington · 17726 days ago · 21 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 1.74 km W of Burley, Washington · 17726 days ago · 21 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.54 km W of Burley, Washington · 17725 days ago · 25 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.72 km W of La Conner, Washington · 17711 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.95 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 17708 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 4.16 km W of Burley, Washington · 17706 days ago · 21 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 2.211 km SSW of Seabeck, Washington · 17704 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 1.510 km SSW of Index, Washington · 17702 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.86 km WNW of Burley, Washington · 17700 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 1.86 km W of Burley, Washington · 17700 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 1.95 km SE of Klahanie, Washington · 17760 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.64 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 17762 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.810 km WSW of Amanda Park, Washington · 17767 days ago · 38 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.53 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 17769 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.010 km SSW of Shelton, Washington · 17770 days ago · 47 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.36 km NNE of Lofall, Washington · 17771 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.71 km NNE of Cathcart, Washington · 17777 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.02 km SE of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 17785 days ago · 48 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10845783. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 4:58 PM UTC.