M2.2 earthquake 16 km SE of Glacier, Washington
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 16 km SE of Glacier, Washington on Thu, May 3, 1979, 3:55 PM PDT (22:55 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 24 km SE of Glacier, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-05-03 22:55:56 UTC
- Depth
- -0.1 km (-0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.784° N, 121.784° 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, 2.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 199°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.74 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 17288 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.62 km NW of Anacortes, Washington · 17276 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.324 km SE of Glacier, Washington · 17269 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.715 km SSE of Friday Harbor, Washington · 17267 days ago · 47 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.04 km NNW of Deming, Washington · 17266 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10849673. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:34 AM UTC.