M2.3 earthquake 13 km NNE of Naches, Washington
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 13 km NNE of Naches, Washington on Mon, Feb 12, 1979, 7:29 PM PST (03:29 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 7 km SE of Mabton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-02-13 03:29:11 UTC
- Depth
- 8.3 km (5.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.844° N, 120.623° 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, 0.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 165°
- Stations used
- 19
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.81 km SW of Entiat, Washington · 17396 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.67 km SE of Mabton, Washington · 17393 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.67 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 17368 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.815 km W of Entiat, Washington · 17366 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.518 km W of Othello, Washington · 17365 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.717 km ENE of Leavenworth, Washington · 17350 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.0Washington · 17344 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.5Washington · 17344 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10848988. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:07 AM UTC.