Washington earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 6 km ESE of Maplewood, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 6 km ESE of Maplewood, Washington on Sat, Feb 10, 1979, 3:36 PM PST (23:36 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 6 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1979-02-10 23:36:46 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.384° N, 122.481° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.51 km ENE of Silver Firs, Washington · 17400 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.73 km S of Fall City, Washington · 17400 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.69 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 17383 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.63 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 17380 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.54 km NW of Chico, Washington · 17377 days ago · 23 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 3.86 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 17372 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.52 km W of Boulevard Park, Washington · 17370 days ago · 24 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.625 km NNE of Aberdeen Gardens, Washington · 17358 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.62 km E of Mukilteo, Washington · 17353 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.82 km NE of Hansville, Washington · 17347 days ago · 51 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.5Washington · 17345 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.74 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 17344 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 1.85 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 17403 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.64 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 17403 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.75 km NNE of McCleary, Washington · 17406 days ago · 39 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.517 km WSW of Easton, Washington · 17409 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.64 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 17410 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 3.54 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 17411 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.91 km WNW of Artondale, Washington · 17411 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.56 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 17419 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.53 km WNW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 17420 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.72 km S of Skokomish, Washington · 17425 days ago · 38 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.612 km SSW of Bell Hill, Washington · 17430 days ago · 40 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10848953. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:41 AM UTC.