M1.7 earthquake 13 km WSW of Conconully, Washington
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 13 km WSW of Conconully, Washington on Thu, Jan 4, 1979, 7:56 AM PST (15:56 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.0 British Columbia, Canada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-01-04 15:56:27 UTC
- Depth
- -0.1 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.493° N, 119.899° 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 1.9 km horizontally
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 228°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.0British Columbia, Canada · 17419 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.910 km NNW of Mansfield, Washington · 17413 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.710 km NNW of Mansfield, Washington · 17413 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.710 km NNW of Mansfield, Washington · 17413 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.110 km S of Bridgeport, Washington · 17413 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.810 km NNW of Mansfield, Washington · 17412 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.1Washington · 17412 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.0Washington · 17411 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.04 km WNW of Waterville, Washington · 17402 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.810 km NNW of Mansfield, Washington · 17395 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.81 km SW of Entiat, Washington · 17387 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.846 km WNW of Granite Falls, Washington · 17383 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10848648. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:48 PM UTC.