M2.0 earthquake 15 km ENE of Queets, WA
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 15 km ENE of Queets, WA on Mon, Feb 27, 1978, 7:46 PM PST (03:46 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.2 11 km SSW of Seabeck, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-02-28 03:46:11 UTC
- Depth
- 34.1 km (21.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.600° N, 124.161° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 241°, poorly surrounded by stations
- 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10845968. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:14 PM UTC.