M1.6 earthquake 9 km NNE of Waterville, Washington
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km NNE of Waterville, Washington on Mon, Jun 5, 1978, 5:52 AM PDT (12:52 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.7 8 km SSW of Chelan Falls, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-06-05 12:52:08 UTC
- Depth
- 4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.724° N, 120.025° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 122°
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.58 km W of Entiat, Washington · 17635 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.78 km SSW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 17613 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.57 km W of Entiat, Washington · 17610 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.78 km SW of Entiat, Washington · 17607 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.710 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 17605 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.65 km NNW of Waterville, Washington · 17604 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10847103. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:27 PM UTC.