Washington earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake Washington

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck in Washington on Sun, Jan 21, 1979, 12:40 PM PST (20:40 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1979-01-21 20:40:06 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.899° N, 119.687° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
105°
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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.04 km WNW of Waterville, Washington · 17401 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.810 km NNW of Mansfield, Washington · 17395 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.81 km SW of Entiat, Washington · 17386 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.846 km WNW of Granite Falls, Washington · 17382 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.912 km SSW of Marlin, Washington · 17372 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.67 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 17359 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.815 km W of Entiat, Washington · 17356 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.610 km NNW of Mansfield, Washington · 17356 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away

Before

  1. 2.1Washington · 17411 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.810 km NNW of Mansfield, Washington · 17411 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.110 km S of Bridgeport, Washington · 17412 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.710 km NNW of Mansfield, Washington · 17412 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.710 km NNW of Mansfield, Washington · 17412 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 3.910 km NNW of Mansfield, Washington · 17412 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.713 km WSW of Conconully, Washington · 17427 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10848778. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 6:56 PM UTC.