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M1.9 earthquake 5 km SE of Klahanie, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5 km SE of Klahanie, Washington on Sun, Feb 5, 1978, 2:07 PM PST (22:07 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 8 km WNW of Gorst, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-02-05 22:07:58 UTC
Depth
19.1 km (11.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.538° N, 121.957° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
109°
Stations used
13

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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.08 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 17757 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.78 km S of Swede Heaven, Washington · 17755 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.24 km SSW of La Conner, Washington · 17754 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.63 km NNE of Hobart, Washington · 17742 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.1Puget Sound region, Washington · 17739 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.10 km NNW of Woodway, Washington · 17739 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.67 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 17738 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.51 km WNW of Freeland, Washington · 17736 days ago · 50 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.61 km WNW of Larch Way, Washington · 17735 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.82 km SW of Suquamish, Washington · 17734 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 3.54 km NE of Blyn, Washington · 17733 days ago · 53 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.58 km ENE of Marrowstone, Washington · 17732 days ago · 54 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.50 km E of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 17731 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 4.85 km W of Burley, Washington · 17727 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.53 km W of Burley, Washington · 17727 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.85 km W of Burley, Washington · 17727 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.25 km W of Burley, Washington · 17727 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.74 km W of Burley, Washington · 17726 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.54 km W of Burley, Washington · 17726 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.95 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 17709 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 4.16 km W of Burley, Washington · 17707 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 2.211 km SSW of Seabeck, Washington · 17704 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 1.510 km SSW of Index, Washington · 17703 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 1.86 km WNW of Burley, Washington · 17701 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 1.86 km W of Burley, Washington · 17701 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 1.64 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 17763 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.53 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 17770 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.36 km NNE of Lofall, Washington · 17771 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.71 km NNE of Cathcart, Washington · 17778 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.02 km SE of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 17786 days ago · 48 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10845758. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:16 AM UTC.