Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 3 km SSE of Priest Point, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 3 km SSE of Priest Point, Washington on Sat, Nov 10, 1979, 3:55 PM PST (23:55 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 4 km E of Edison, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-11-10 23:55:26 UTC
Depth
22.1 km (13.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.006° N, 122.241° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.54 km SSE of Woods Creek, Washington · 17124 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.63 km WSW of Federal Way, Washington · 17123 days ago · 54 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.50 km WNW of Pacific, Washington · 17118 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.52 km ENE of Sammamish, Washington · 17115 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 3.84 km E of Edison, Washington · 17109 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.42 km SE of Edison, Washington · 17109 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.63 km W of Alger, Washington · 17109 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 3.53 km E of Edison, Washington · 17109 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.64 km SE of Edison, Washington · 17109 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.83 km ENE of Edison, Washington · 17109 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.53 km ESE of Edison, Washington · 17108 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.54 km WSW of Alger, Washington · 17108 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.516 km SE of Friday Harbor, Washington · 17108 days ago · 54 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.16 km SE of Edison, Washington · 17107 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.22 km E of Edison, Washington · 17101 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.23 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 17095 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.12 km S of Ames Lake, Washington · 17091 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.74 km ESE of Edison, Washington · 17089 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.73 km N of Maple Valley, Washington · 17083 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.56 km NNW of Port Townsend, Washington · 17080 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.54 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 17078 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 1.81 km WNW of Oak Harbor, Washington · 17075 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 3.36 km SW of Grapeview, Washington · 17065 days ago · 45 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 1.63 km ENE of Manchester, Washington · 17126 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.62 km N of Hansville, Washington · 17127 days ago · 43 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.83 km E of Hamilton, Washington · 17133 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.40 km WSW of Tulalip Bay, Washington · 17137 days ago · 29 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.51 km SW of Rockport, Washington · 17148 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10851073. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:08 PM UTC.