M2.0 earthquake 2 km ESE of Belfair, Washington
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 2 km ESE of Belfair, Washington on Sat, Sep 8, 1979, 6:03 AM PDT (13:03 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 17 km SSE of Carbonado, 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, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-09-08 13:03:54 UTC
- Depth
- 1.1 km (0.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.445° N, 122.789° 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 2.3 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 150°
- 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.12 km ESE of Quilcene, Washington · 17188 days ago · 48 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.62 km NNE of Klahanie, Washington · 17186 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.52 km E of Belfair, Washington · 17184 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.16 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 17171 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.123 km NNW of Hoodsport, Washington · 17165 days ago · 45 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.51 km W of Chico, Washington · 17159 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.53 km S of Kingston, Washington · 17159 days ago · 53 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.40 km WSW of Tulalip Bay, Washington · 17140 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.617 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 17136 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
Before
- 1.92 km E of Issaquah, Washington · 17194 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.6Washington · 17194 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.12 km E of Issaquah, Washington · 17195 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.612 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 17196 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.76 km N of Jamestown, Washington · 17216 days ago · 50 km deep · 85 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10850638. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:59 PM UTC.