M1.6 earthquake 10 km NW of Almira, Washington
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10 km NW of Almira, Washington on Fri, Jul 23, 1976, 2:13 PM PDT (21:13 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 2 km SSE of Entiat, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-07-23 21:13:56 UTC
- Depth
- 0.1 km (0.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.778° N, 119.037° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.32
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 120°
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.74 km E of Entiat, Washington · 18327 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.36 km SW of Quincy, Washington · 18326 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.78 km NE of Royal City, Washington · 18325 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.917 km E of Mansfield, Washington · 18296 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.817 km E of Mansfield, Washington · 18296 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.310 km N of Entiat, Washington · 18293 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.12 km SSE of Entiat, Washington · 18293 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayWashington earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10841808. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:04 PM UTC.