Washington earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 6 km W of Burley, Washington

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 6 km W of Burley, Washington on Tue, Jul 10, 1979, 7:06 PM PDT (02:06 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 6 km N of Jamestown, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-07-11 02:06:42 UTC
Depth
22.9 km (14.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.425° N, 122.712° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
16

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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.610 km NE of Hoodsport, Washington · 17238 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.90 km SE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 17232 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.53 km N of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 17222 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.33 km WSW of Snohomish, Washington · 17220 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.83 km ENE of Eastmont, Washington · 17220 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.99 km ENE of Tanner, Washington · 17218 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.77 km E of Carnation, Washington · 17212 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.5Washington · 17212 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.76 km N of Jamestown, Washington · 17206 days ago · 50 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.612 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 17186 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.12 km E of Issaquah, Washington · 17185 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.6Washington · 17183 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.92 km E of Issaquah, Washington · 17183 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.02 km ESE of Belfair, Washington · 17181 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away

Before

  1. 1.53 km ENE of Carlsborg, Washington · 17247 days ago · 47 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.51 km NNW of Lofall, Washington · 17249 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.56 km S of Vashon, Washington · 17254 days ago · 48 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.73 km W of Covington, Washington · 17258 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.42 km W of Fox Island, Washington · 17265 days ago · 23 km deep · 20 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10850203. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.