Washington earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake Washington

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck in Washington on Fri, Apr 6, 1979, 7:47 PM PST (03:47 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

Kittitas forecastMore in Washington

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1979-04-07 03:47:23 UTC
Depth
16.4 km (10.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.978° N, 120.451° 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 2.7 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
216°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.5Washington · 17336 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.73 km ESE of Kittitas, Washington · 17327 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.6Washington · 17324 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.9Washington · 17319 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.521 km E of Desert Aire, Washington · 17319 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.6Washington · 17311 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.78 km NNE of Waterville, Washington · 17303 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.46 km WNW of Entiat, Washington · 17294 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.315 km NNW of Cliffdell, Washington · 17286 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 1.717 km ENE of Leavenworth, Washington · 17342 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.518 km W of Othello, Washington · 17357 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.815 km W of Entiat, Washington · 17358 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.67 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 17360 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away

Earthquakes todayWashington earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10849433. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:51 AM UTC.