M2.2 earthquake 3 km ENE of Manson, Washington
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 3 km ENE of Manson, Washington on Wed, Jan 18, 1978, 2:59 AM PST (10:59 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 3 km ENE of Manson, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-01-18 10:59:32 UTC
- Depth
- -0.0 km (-0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.896° N, 120.112° 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 0.3 km horizontally
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 83°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.33 km ENE of Manson, Washington · 17773 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.82 km S of Entiat, Washington · 17740 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.911 km NNW of Entiat, Washington · 17740 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.92 km SSW of Entiat, Washington · 17724 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.66 km NE of Waterville, Washington · 17723 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10845588. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:14 PM UTC.