Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 3 km WSW of Anacortes, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 3 km WSW of Anacortes, Washington on Sun, Jan 18, 1976, 4:47 PM PST (00:47 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 1 km NNE of Silver Firs, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-01-19 00:47:01 UTC
Depth
12.6 km (7.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.502° N, 122.664° 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 3.2 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
125°
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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.97 km E of Verlot, Washington · 18504 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.91 km NNE of Silver Firs, Washington · 18501 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.76 km SE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 18498 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.85 km SW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 18497 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 3.52 km E of Conway, Washington · 18497 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.84 km NNE of Aldergrove East, Canada · 18478 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.53 km W of Monroe, Washington · 18475 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.83 km SW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 18469 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.7Washington · 18468 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.05 km W of Orcas, Washington · 18458 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.94 km NE of Alger, Washington · 18455 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.50 km NE of Lynnwood, Washington · 18452 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 2.16 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 18516 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.45 km SW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 18516 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.311 km SE of Blyn, Washington · 18521 days ago · 48 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.714 km SE of Verlot, Washington · 18521 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.62 km SW of Poulsbo, Washington · 18521 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.815 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 18522 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.92 km SE of Shoreline, Washington · 18524 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.61 km WSW of Roosevelt, Washington · 18524 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.41 km SE of Esperance, Washington · 18530 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10840543. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:55 AM UTC.