M1.5 earthquake 7 km ESE of Deming, Washington
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 7 km ESE of Deming, Washington on Fri, Aug 10, 1979, 10:48 AM PDT (17:48 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 6 km N of Jamestown, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-08-10 17:48:08 UTC
- Depth
- 0.4 km (0.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.809° N, 122.116° 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 36.0 km horizontally, 61.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 281°, 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.76 km N of Jamestown, Washington · 17206 days ago · 50 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.717 km SSE of Glacier, Washington · 17179 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.16 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 17160 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10850448. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:23 PM UTC.