M2.0 earthquake 9 km NNW of Mansfield, Washington
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 9 km NNW of Mansfield, Washington on Fri, Apr 13, 1979, 11:15 PM PST (07:15 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 6 km WNW of Entiat, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-04-14 07:15:44 UTC
- Depth
- 5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.894° N, 119.687° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 111°
- 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.810 km NNW of Mansfield, Washington · 17328 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.9Washington · 17325 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.6Washington · 17317 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.78 km NNE of Waterville, Washington · 17309 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.46 km WNW of Entiat, Washington · 17300 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.840 km NE of Skykomish, Washington · 17277 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
Before
- 2.012 km ENE of Conconully, Washington · 17342 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.77 km E of Conconully, Washington · 17342 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.717 km ENE of Leavenworth, Washington · 17348 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.610 km NNW of Mansfield, Washington · 17363 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.815 km W of Entiat, Washington · 17364 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10849513. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:57 AM UTC.