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M3.6 earthquake 7 km SE of Mabton, Washington

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 7 km SE of Mabton, Washington on Sat, Feb 17, 1979, 12:36 AM PST (08:36 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1979-02-17 08:36:21 UTC
Depth
17.7 km (11.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.164° N, 119.933° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
224°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62 km WNW of Othello, Washington · 17371 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.518 km W of Othello, Washington · 17356 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.711 km S of Mesa, Washington · 17339 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 3.0Washington · 17335 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.5Washington · 17335 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.73 km ESE of Kittitas, Washington · 17327 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 2.113 km NW of Boardman, Oregon · 17386 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.313 km NNE of Naches, Washington · 17388 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.114 km WNW of Boardman, Oregon · 17393 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.821 km E of Desert Aire, Washington · 17401 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.813 km N of Richland, Washington · 17409 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10849018. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:10 AM UTC.