Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 17 km ESE of Mansfield, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17 km ESE of Mansfield, Washington on Sat, Nov 10, 1979, 7:44 PM PST (03:44 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 5 km NE of Royal City, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-11-11 03:44:18 UTC
Depth
-0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.764° N, 119.410° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
138°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.717 km ESE of Mansfield, Washington · 17124 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.817 km ESE of Mansfield, Washington · 17124 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.73 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 17124 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.74 km NE of Royal City, Washington · 17124 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.73 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 17124 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.83 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 17124 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.117 km ESE of Mansfield, Washington · 17119 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.722 km E of Mansfield, Washington · 17119 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.64 km NE of Royal City, Washington · 17119 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.04 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 17118 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.03 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 17118 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.55 km NE of Royal City, Washington · 17118 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.85 km ESE of Royal City, Washington · 17118 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.84 km NE of Royal City, Washington · 17118 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.54 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 17117 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.56 km NE of Royal City, Washington · 17117 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.85 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 17115 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.74 km NE of Royal City, Washington · 17115 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.64 km NE of Royal City, Washington · 17113 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.54 km NE of Royal City, Washington · 17112 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 3.45 km NE of Royal City, Washington · 17112 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.55 km NE of Royal City, Washington · 17112 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.83 km NE of Royal City, Washington · 17111 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.615 km W of Entiat, Washington · 17106 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 2.66 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 17105 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 2.69 km SW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 17101 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 1.83 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 17099 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.63 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 17093 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 1.99 km W of Entiat, Washington · 17089 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 1.67 km SSE of Okanogan, Washington · 17088 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 1.73 km NNE of Royal City, Washington · 17083 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 1.83 km NNE of Royal City, Washington · 17083 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 1.517 km ESE of Mansfield, Washington · 17083 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 2.03 km NNE of Royal City, Washington · 17081 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 1.72 km NNE of Royal City, Washington · 17081 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 1.63 km NE of Royal City, Washington · 17081 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 1.85 km N of Royal City, Washington · 17080 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 1.73 km NNE of Royal City, Washington · 17080 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 1.64 km NNE of Royal City, Washington · 17080 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 1.73 km NNE of Royal City, Washington · 17080 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 1.53 km NNE of Royal City, Washington · 17080 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 2.62 km NNE of Chelan, Washington · 17075 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 1.517 km ESE of Mansfield, Washington · 17125 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.717 km ESE of Mansfield, Washington · 17125 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.73 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 17125 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 3.18 km N of Waterville, Washington · 17126 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.54 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 17126 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.64 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 17132 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.94 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 17134 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.85 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 17134 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.66 km SE of Quincy, Washington · 17139 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.04 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 17140 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10851088. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:32 AM UTC.