M1.9 earthquake 12 km SSW of Marlin, Washington
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 12 km SSW of Marlin, Washington on Wed, Feb 28, 1979, 3:14 PM PST (23:14 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.0 9 km NNW of Mansfield, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-02-28 23:14:39 UTC
- Depth
- 1.3 km (0.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.302° N, 119.037° 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 3.0 km horizontally
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 318°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.62 km WNW of Othello, Washington · 17371 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.518 km W of Othello, Washington · 17356 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.610 km NNW of Mansfield, Washington · 17356 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.711 km S of Mesa, Washington · 17339 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.09 km NNW of Mansfield, Washington · 17328 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.810 km NNW of Mansfield, Washington · 17321 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.9Washington · 17318 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.521 km E of Desert Aire, Washington · 17318 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
Before
- 1.81 km SW of Entiat, Washington · 17387 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.810 km NNW of Mansfield, Washington · 17395 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.821 km E of Desert Aire, Washington · 17401 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.04 km WNW of Waterville, Washington · 17402 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10849078. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:03 AM UTC.