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Washington earthquakes in 1979

42 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Washington in 1979. The largest: M4.3 6 km S of College Place, Washington, Apr 7, 1979.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

19781980

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Where every quake of 1979 was located in Washington. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1979

Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.

  1. 2.62 km NNE of Chelan, Washington · -1 km deep
  2. 2.54 km W of La Center, Washington · 15 km deep
  3. 3.11 km NE of Gleed, Washington · 7 km deep
  4. 2.69 km SW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 6 km deep
  5. 2.66 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 0 km deep
  6. 2.516 km SE of Friday Harbor, Washington · 54 km deep
  7. 3.53 km E of Edison, Washington · 12 km deep
  8. 3.84 km E of Edison, Washington · 15 km deep
  9. 3.45 km NE of Royal City, Washington · 3 km deep
  10. 2.54 km NE of Royal City, Washington · 2 km deep
  11. 2.64 km NE of Royal City, Washington · 2 km deep
  12. 2.85 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 1 km deep
  13. 2.85 km ESE of Royal City, Washington · 3 km deep
  14. 2.74 km NE of Royal City, Washington · 3 km deep
  15. 2.717 km ESE of Mansfield, Washington · -1 km deep
  16. 3.18 km N of Waterville, Washington · 3 km deep
  17. 2.617 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 9 km deep
  18. 2.51 km SW of Rockport, Washington · 0 km deep
  19. 2.527 km NNW of Benton City, Washington · 4 km deep
  20. 2.76 km N of Jamestown, Washington · 50 km deep
  21. 3.71 km ENE of Eschbach, Washington · -1 km deep
  22. 2.918 km ESE of Royal City, Washington · 2 km deep
  23. 2.710 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 22 km deep
  24. 3.69 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 20 km deep
  25. 2.510 km W of Entiat, Washington · 4 km deep
  26. 2.56 km S of Vashon, Washington · 48 km deep
  27. 4.36 km S of College Place, Washington · 8 km deep
  28. 2.5Washington · 16 km deep
  29. 3.0Washington · 16 km deep
  30. 2.52 km W of Boulevard Park, Washington · 24 km deep
  31. 3.86 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 23 km deep
  32. 3.911 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 18 km deep
  33. 3.67 km SE of Mabton, Washington · 18 km deep
  34. 2.810 km NNW of Mansfield, Washington · 5 km deep
  35. 3.54 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 7 km deep
  36. 3.04 km WNW of Waterville, Washington · 6 km deep
  37. 2.56 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 22 km deep
  38. 3.0Washington · 4 km deep
  39. 2.710 km NNW of Mansfield, Washington · 5 km deep
  40. 3.910 km NNW of Mansfield, Washington · 6 km deep
  41. 2.612 km SSW of Bell Hill, Washington · 40 km deep
  42. 2.95 km SSE of Kendall, Washington · 12 km deep

The largest

The 25 largest of 1979 in Washington.

  1. 4.36 km S of College Place, Washington · 8 km deep
  2. 3.911 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 18 km deep
  3. 3.910 km NNW of Mansfield, Washington · 6 km deep
  4. 3.84 km E of Edison, Washington · 15 km deep
  5. 3.86 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 23 km deep
  6. 3.71 km ENE of Eschbach, Washington · -1 km deep
  7. 3.69 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 20 km deep
  8. 3.67 km SE of Mabton, Washington · 18 km deep
  9. 3.53 km E of Edison, Washington · 12 km deep
  10. 3.54 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 7 km deep
  11. 3.45 km NE of Royal City, Washington · 3 km deep
  12. 3.11 km NE of Gleed, Washington · 7 km deep
  13. 3.18 km N of Waterville, Washington · 3 km deep
  14. 3.0Washington · 16 km deep
  15. 3.04 km WNW of Waterville, Washington · 6 km deep
  16. 3.0Washington · 4 km deep
  17. 2.918 km ESE of Royal City, Washington · 2 km deep
  18. 2.95 km SSE of Kendall, Washington · 12 km deep
  19. 2.85 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 1 km deep
  20. 2.85 km ESE of Royal City, Washington · 3 km deep
  21. 2.810 km NNW of Mansfield, Washington · 5 km deep
  22. 2.74 km NE of Royal City, Washington · 3 km deep
  23. 2.717 km ESE of Mansfield, Washington · -1 km deep
  24. 2.76 km N of Jamestown, Washington · 50 km deep
  25. 2.710 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 22 km deep

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 197973.910 km NNW of Mansfield, Washington
February 197933.67 km SE of Mabton, Washington
March 197933.911 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington
April 197934.36 km S of College Place, Washington
May 19790
June 197912.56 km S of Vashon, Washington
July 197953.71 km ENE of Eschbach, Washington
August 197912.76 km N of Jamestown, Washington
September 197912.527 km NNW of Benton City, Washington
October 197912.51 km SW of Rockport, Washington
November 1979123.84 km E of Edison, Washington
December 197953.11 km NE of Gleed, Washington

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

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Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.