Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 0 km NNE of Algona, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 0 km NNE of Algona, Washington on Wed, Apr 28, 1976, 11:50 PM PDT (06:50 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 6 km WNW of Wauna, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-04-29 06:50:31 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.285° N, 122.248° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.36 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 18407 days ago · 22 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.87 km ESE of Quilcene, Washington · 18407 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.53 km NE of Dash Point, Washington · 18404 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.51 km SE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 18404 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.48 km NNE of Marrowstone, Washington · 18403 days ago · 53 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.01 km S of Auburn, Washington · 18399 days ago · 21 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.06 km S of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 18398 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.83 km SW of Crocker, Washington · 18397 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.63 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 18395 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.54 km ENE of Mossyrock, Washington · 18388 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.72 km SE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 18385 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 1.66 km WSW of Ketron, Washington · 18382 days ago · 44 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.92 km NE of Tracyton, Washington · 18375 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.72 km SE of Canterwood, Washington · 18374 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.73 km S of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 18372 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 3.06 km NE of Elbe, Washington · 18368 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.65 km ENE of Elbe, Washington · 18368 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.92 km NE of Mossyrock, Washington · 18361 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.112 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 18360 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.610 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 18356 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 1.61 km NE of Edmonds, Washington · 18409 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.51 km E of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 18409 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.68 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18409 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.61 km SSW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 18409 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.01 km SE of Esperance, Washington · 18409 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.72 km SW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 18409 days ago · 27 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.821 km NE of Packwood, Washington · 18418 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.67 km WSW of Camano, Washington · 18424 days ago · 28 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.62 km NE of Carnation, Washington · 18427 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.85 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 18430 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.34 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 18433 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.24 km NNE of Mossyrock, Washington · 18434 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.50 km SSW of Lynnwood, Washington · 18436 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.61 km ENE of Everett, Washington · 18437 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10841268. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:48 PM UTC.