M1.7 earthquake 4 km S of Kendall, Washington
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 4 km S of Kendall, Washington on Thu, Jan 11, 1979, 8:05 PM PST (04:05 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 6 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-01-12 04:05:27 UTC
- Depth
- 12.4 km (7.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.873° N, 122.143° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 231°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 7
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.56 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 17408 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.517 km SE of Glacier, Washington · 17363 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.86 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 17361 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10848678. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:32 PM UTC.