M1.5 earthquake 0 km WSW of North Bend, Washington
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 0 km WSW of North Bend, Washington on Wed, Aug 2, 1978, 11:08 AM PDT (18:08 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.7 6 km WSW of Darrington, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-08-02 18:08:54 UTC
- Depth
- 19.2 km (11.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.492° N, 121.795° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 168°
- 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.76 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 17579 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.65 km W of Burley, Washington · 17575 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.73 km NE of Southworth, Washington · 17574 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.310 km S of Baring, Washington · 17570 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.27 km SW of Brinnon, Washington · 17559 days ago · 46 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.66 km NNE of Hoodsport, Washington · 17556 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.16 km N of Kingston, Washington · 17553 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.96 km W of Burley, Washington · 17550 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.610 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 17543 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.11 km NW of Federal Way, Washington · 17540 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
Before
- 1.54 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 17589 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.66 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 17594 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.93 km E of Port Townsend, Washington · 17595 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.6Washington · 17609 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.514 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 17610 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.64 km SE of Three Lakes, Washington · 17613 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10847613. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 10:39 PM UTC.