M1.7 earthquake 10 km NNW of Onalaska, Washington
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 10 km NNW of Onalaska, Washington on Sat, Nov 24, 1979, 7:57 AM PST (15:57 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 4 km W of La Center, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-11-24 15:57:20 UTC
- Depth
- 7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.663° N, 122.758° 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 1.9 km horizontally
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 151°
- 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 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.54 km W of La Center, Washington · 17078 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.74 km ESE of Grayland, Washington · 17065 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.59 km N of Morton, Washington · 17060 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.510 km N of Morton, Washington · 17060 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.36 km SW of Grapeview, Washington · 17059 days ago · 45 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.55 km NW of Gorst, Washington · 17057 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
Before
- 1.50 km WNW of Pacific, Washington · 17112 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 17115 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.63 km WSW of Federal Way, Washington · 17117 days ago · 54 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.512 km SW of Alder, Washington · 17121 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.512 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 17121 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.617 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 17127 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10851323. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:02 PM UTC.