Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 10 km SSW of Shelton, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 10 km SSW of Shelton, Washington on Wed, Jan 25, 1978, 11:09 PM PST (07:09 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 10 km WSW of Amanda Park, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-01-26 07:09:53 UTC
Depth
47.1 km (29.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.126° N, 123.152° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
142°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.810 km WSW of Amanda Park, Washington · 17768 days ago · 38 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.68 km SSE of Mineral, Washington · 17765 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.64 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 17763 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.08 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 17757 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 3.127 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 17756 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.63 km NNE of Hobart, Washington · 17742 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.1Puget Sound region, Washington · 17740 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.69 km WNW of Morton, Washington · 17739 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.10 km NNW of Woodway, Washington · 17739 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.015 km ENE of Queets, WA · 17738 days ago · 34 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.82 km SW of Suquamish, Washington · 17734 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.50 km E of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 17731 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 4.85 km W of Burley, Washington · 17727 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.53 km W of Burley, Washington · 17727 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.85 km W of Burley, Washington · 17727 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.25 km W of Burley, Washington · 17727 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.74 km W of Burley, Washington · 17726 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.54 km W of Burley, Washington · 17726 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 2.36 km NNE of Lofall, Washington · 17771 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.611 km NE of Willapa, Washington · 17781 days ago · 39 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.02 km SE of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 17786 days ago · 48 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.420 km NNW of Hoodsport, Washington · 17792 days ago · 42 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.62 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington · 17798 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10845673. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:13 AM UTC.