Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 3 km S of Kingston, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 3 km S of Kingston, Washington on Wed, Oct 10, 1979, 1:10 PM PDT (20:10 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 10 km S of Metchosin, Canada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-10-10 20:10:36 UTC
Depth
52.6 km (32.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.771° N, 122.502° W
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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.610 km S of Metchosin, Canada · 17135 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.40 km WSW of Tulalip Bay, Washington · 17129 days ago · 29 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.83 km E of Hamilton, Washington · 17126 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.62 km N of Hansville, Washington · 17120 days ago · 43 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.63 km ENE of Manchester, Washington · 17119 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.03 km SSE of Priest Point, Washington · 17117 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.54 km SSE of Woods Creek, Washington · 17117 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.63 km WSW of Federal Way, Washington · 17116 days ago · 54 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.50 km WNW of Pacific, Washington · 17111 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.52 km ENE of Sammamish, Washington · 17107 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 3.84 km E of Edison, Washington · 17102 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.42 km SE of Edison, Washington · 17102 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.63 km W of Alger, Washington · 17101 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 3.53 km E of Edison, Washington · 17101 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.64 km SE of Edison, Washington · 17101 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.83 km ENE of Edison, Washington · 17101 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.53 km ESE of Edison, Washington · 17101 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.54 km WSW of Alger, Washington · 17101 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.516 km SE of Friday Harbor, Washington · 17100 days ago · 54 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.16 km SE of Edison, Washington · 17100 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 2.22 km E of Edison, Washington · 17094 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 1.51 km W of Chico, Washington · 17149 days ago · 25 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.123 km NNW of Hoodsport, Washington · 17154 days ago · 45 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.16 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 17160 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.52 km E of Belfair, Washington · 17173 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.62 km NNE of Klahanie, Washington · 17176 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.12 km ESE of Quilcene, Washington · 17178 days ago · 48 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10850808. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:13 AM UTC.