Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km ENE of Manchester, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km ENE of Manchester, Washington on Fri, Nov 9, 1979, 12:24 AM PST (08:24 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 16 km SE of Friday Harbor, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1979-11-09 08:24:55 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.563° N, 122.500° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.03 km SSE of Priest Point, Washington · 17129 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.54 km SSE of Woods Creek, Washington · 17129 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.63 km WSW of Federal Way, Washington · 17128 days ago · 54 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.50 km WNW of Pacific, Washington · 17123 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.52 km ENE of Sammamish, Washington · 17119 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.516 km SE of Friday Harbor, Washington · 17112 days ago · 54 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.23 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 17100 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.12 km S of Ames Lake, Washington · 17095 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.214 km S of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 17095 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.73 km N of Maple Valley, Washington · 17087 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.56 km NNW of Port Townsend, Washington · 17085 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.54 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 17083 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.81 km WNW of Oak Harbor, Washington · 17080 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 1.512 km SW of Alder, Washington · 17131 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.62 km N of Hansville, Washington · 17132 days ago · 43 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.512 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 17132 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.617 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 17137 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.40 km WSW of Tulalip Bay, Washington · 17141 days ago · 29 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.53 km S of Kingston, Washington · 17161 days ago · 53 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.51 km W of Chico, Washington · 17161 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10851023. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:55 AM UTC.