Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2 km NW of Anacortes, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km NW of Anacortes, Washington on Tue, Jun 12, 1979, 9:39 AM PDT (16:39 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 24 km SE of Glacier, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-06-12 16:39:48 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.524° N, 122.635° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.324 km SE of Glacier, Washington · 17271 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.715 km SSE of Friday Harbor, Washington · 17268 days ago · 47 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.04 km NNW of Deming, Washington · 17267 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.51 km NNW of Lofall, Washington · 17257 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.53 km ENE of Carlsborg, Washington · 17255 days ago · 47 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.97 km SE of Hamilton, Washington · 17253 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.57 km NW of Ault Field, Washington · 17250 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.910 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 17239 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.53 km NE of Lake Ketchum, Washington · 17238 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.65 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 17236 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.33 km WSW of Snohomish, Washington · 17229 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.83 km ENE of Eastmont, Washington · 17229 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.5Washington · 17220 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.57 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 17218 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 1.74 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 17290 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10849948. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:51 PM UTC.