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M1.6 earthquake 7 km NNE of May Creek, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km NNE of May Creek, Washington on Tue, Feb 28, 1978, 2:10 AM PST (10:10 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 5 km W of Burley, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1978-02-28 10:10:22 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.917° N, 121.642° 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 4.3 km horizontally, 4.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
172°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.51 km WNW of Freeland, Washington · 17746 days ago · 50 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.61 km WNW of Larch Way, Washington · 17745 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.82 km SW of Suquamish, Washington · 17744 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 3.54 km NE of Blyn, Washington · 17743 days ago · 53 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.58 km ENE of Marrowstone, Washington · 17742 days ago · 54 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.50 km E of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 17741 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 4.85 km W of Burley, Washington · 17737 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.53 km W of Burley, Washington · 17737 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.85 km W of Burley, Washington · 17737 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.25 km W of Burley, Washington · 17737 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.74 km W of Burley, Washington · 17737 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.54 km W of Burley, Washington · 17736 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.72 km W of La Conner, Washington · 17722 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.95 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 17719 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 4.16 km W of Burley, Washington · 17717 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.510 km SSW of Index, Washington · 17713 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 1.86 km WNW of Burley, Washington · 17711 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.86 km W of Burley, Washington · 17711 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.55 km SE of Hansville, Washington · 17692 days ago · 50 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 2.10 km NNW of Woodway, Washington · 17749 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.1Puget Sound region, Washington · 17750 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.63 km NNE of Hobart, Washington · 17752 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.24 km SSW of La Conner, Washington · 17764 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.78 km S of Swede Heaven, Washington · 17766 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.08 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 17767 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.95 km SE of Klahanie, Washington · 17771 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10845973. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:08 PM UTC.