Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7 km ENE of Carnation, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km ENE of Carnation, Washington on Sun, Jul 19, 1970, 11:37 PM PDT (06:37 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 8 km NE of Fall City, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1970-07-20 06:37:12 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.670° N, 121.819° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
244°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.22 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 20527 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.46 km ENE of Lofall, Washington · 20517 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.13 km SSW of Oak Harbor, Washington · 20513 days ago · 34 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.15 km SSE of Orting, Washington · 20509 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.12 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 20505 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.810 km E of Carnation, Washington · 20498 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.711 km E of Carnation, Washington · 20498 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.98 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 20498 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.211 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 20498 days ago · 21 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.63 km SSE of Ames Lake, Washington · 20497 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.01 km ENE of Sammamish, Washington · 20497 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.72 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 20496 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.85 km SSW of Gorst, Washington · 20490 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.97 km NNW of Freeland, Washington · 20487 days ago · 58 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.99 km S of Carbonado, Washington · 20485 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 3.28 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 20485 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away

Before

  1. 2.11 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington · 20533 days ago · 27 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 3.019 km ESE of Darrington, Washington · 20540 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10836658. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:51 AM UTC.