M2.1 earthquake 6 km N of Kingston, Washington
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 6 km N of Kingston, Washington on Sat, Sep 2, 1978, 10:45 PM PDT (05:45 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.2 18 km NNW of Jamestown, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-09-03 05:45:01 UTC
- Depth
- 14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.855° N, 122.493° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 82°
- Stations used
- 14
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 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.96 km W of Burley, Washington · 17548 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.610 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 17541 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.11 km NW of Federal Way, Washington · 17539 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.218 km NNW of Jamestown, Washington · 17527 days ago · 40 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.62 km ENE of Dash Point, Washington · 17507 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.61 km WSW of Auburn, Washington · 17507 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.94 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 17491 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away
Before
- 1.66 km NNE of Hoodsport, Washington · 17554 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.27 km SW of Brinnon, Washington · 17557 days ago · 46 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.613 km SSE of Oak Bay, Canada · 17562 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.310 km S of Baring, Washington · 17568 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.73 km NE of Southworth, Washington · 17572 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.65 km W of Burley, Washington · 17573 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.76 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 17577 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10847823. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:23 AM UTC.