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M2.6 earthquake 11 km NE of Willapa, Washington

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 11 km NE of Willapa, Washington on Mon, Jan 16, 1978, 11:10 AM PST (19:10 UTC), 39 km (24 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
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-01-16 19:10:03 UTC
Depth
38.9 km (24.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.755° N, 123.572° 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 2.3 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
219°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.010 km SSW of Shelton, Washington · 17771 days ago · 47 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.810 km WSW of Amanda Park, Washington · 17768 days ago · 38 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.69 km WNW of Morton, Washington · 17739 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.85 km W of Burley, Washington · 17727 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.53 km W of Burley, Washington · 17727 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.85 km W of Burley, Washington · 17727 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.25 km W of Burley, Washington · 17727 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.74 km W of Burley, Washington · 17727 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.54 km W of Burley, Washington · 17726 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 2.420 km NNW of Hoodsport, Washington · 17792 days ago · 42 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10845573. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:30 PM UTC.