M2.3 earthquake 24 km SE of Glacier, Washington
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 24 km SE of Glacier, Washington on Mon, Jun 18, 1979, 2:15 PM PDT (21:15 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-06-18 21:15:52 UTC
- Depth
- -0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.759° N, 121.674° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 297°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.04 km NNW of Deming, Washington · 17268 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.97 km SE of Hamilton, Washington · 17253 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.57 km NW of Ault Field, Washington · 17250 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.53 km NE of Lake Ketchum, Washington · 17238 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.65 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 17236 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.57 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 17218 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10850003. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:10 PM UTC.