M2.9 earthquake 5 km SSE of Kendall, Washington
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 5 km SSE of Kendall, Washington on Sat, Jan 6, 1979, 5:48 AM PST (13:48 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-01-06 13:48:55 UTC
- Depth
- 11.6 km (7.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.873° N, 122.115° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 3.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 159°
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.74 km S of Kendall, Washington · 17421 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.56 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 17408 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10848653. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:27 PM UTC.