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M2.6 earthquake 17 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 17 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington on Fri, Nov 2, 1979, 6:06 PM PST (02:06 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-11-03 02:06:09 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.941° N, 121.957° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.512 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 17120 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.512 km SW of Alder, Washington · 17120 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.63 km ENE of Manchester, Washington · 17120 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.54 km SSE of Woods Creek, Washington · 17117 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.63 km WSW of Federal Way, Washington · 17116 days ago · 54 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 17115 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.50 km WNW of Pacific, Washington · 17111 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.52 km ENE of Sammamish, Washington · 17108 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.710 km NNW of Onalaska, Washington · 17104 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.23 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 17088 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.12 km S of Ames Lake, Washington · 17084 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.214 km S of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 17084 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.525 km SW of Nile, Washington · 17079 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.73 km N of Maple Valley, Washington · 17076 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.54 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 17072 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 1.611 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 17143 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.537 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 17146 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.51 km W of Chico, Washington · 17149 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10850973. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:47 PM UTC.