Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km NNE of Hobart, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km NNE of Hobart, Washington on Fri, Feb 24, 1978, 1:38 PM PST (21:38 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 Puget Sound region, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-02-24 21:38:02 UTC
Depth
0.4 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.447° N, 121.954° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
90°
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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1Puget Sound region, Washington · 17739 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.10 km NNW of Woodway, Washington · 17739 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.67 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 17738 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.51 km WNW of Freeland, Washington · 17736 days ago · 50 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.61 km WNW of Larch Way, Washington · 17735 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.82 km SW of Suquamish, Washington · 17734 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.58 km ENE of Marrowstone, Washington · 17732 days ago · 54 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.50 km E of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 17731 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 4.85 km W of Burley, Washington · 17727 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.53 km W of Burley, Washington · 17727 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.85 km W of Burley, Washington · 17727 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.25 km W of Burley, Washington · 17727 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.74 km W of Burley, Washington · 17726 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.54 km W of Burley, Washington · 17726 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 4.16 km W of Burley, Washington · 17707 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.211 km SSW of Seabeck, Washington · 17704 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.510 km SSW of Index, Washington · 17703 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.86 km WNW of Burley, Washington · 17701 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.86 km W of Burley, Washington · 17701 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.818 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 17697 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 1.68 km SSE of Cliffdell, Washington · 17685 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 1.55 km SE of Hansville, Washington · 17682 days ago · 50 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 2.23 km WSW of Artondale, Washington · 17682 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 1.78 km S of Swede Heaven, Washington · 17755 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.08 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 17757 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.95 km SE of Klahanie, Washington · 17760 days ago · 19 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.64 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 17763 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.68 km SSE of Mineral, Washington · 17765 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.53 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 17770 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.010 km SSW of Shelton, Washington · 17771 days ago · 47 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.36 km NNE of Lofall, Washington · 17771 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10845918. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:14 AM UTC.