Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 3 km S of Orcas, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 3 km S of Orcas, Washington on Tue, Sep 30, 1975, 12:24 AM PDT (07:24 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 7 km WNW of Anacortes, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1975-09-30 07:24:20 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.571° N, 122.952° 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 10.0 km horizontally, 19.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
167°
Stations used
6

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 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.63 km WNW of Victoria, Canada · 18619 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 3.47 km WNW of Anacortes, Washington · 18616 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.39 km ESE of Alger, Washington · 18607 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.76 km NNW of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 18606 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.513 km W of Ault Field, Washington · 18588 days ago · 51 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.62 km SSE of Hansville, Washington · 18578 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.13 km WNW of Langford, Canada · 18570 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.06 km N of Kingston, Washington · 18562 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.88 km NNW of Camano, Washington · 18562 days ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 1.65 km SE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 18621 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.98 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 18621 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.56 km SE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 18622 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.74 km ENE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 18623 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.56 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 18625 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.16 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 18629 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.91 km NW of Mill Creek, Washington · 18632 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.96 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 18633 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.50 km ENE of Peaceful Valley, Washington · 18633 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.06 km SW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 18634 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.66 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 18634 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.56 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 18635 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.83 km SSE of La Conner, Washington · 18638 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.03 km WSW of Woodway, Washington · 18640 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.98 km S of Chilliwack, Canada · 18640 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10861913. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:59 AM UTC.