Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5 km ENE of Belfair, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of Belfair, Washington on Sat, Oct 9, 1976, 10:42 AM PDT (17:42 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 14 km NNW of Morton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-10-09 17:42:31 UTC
Depth
19.1 km (11.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.464° N, 122.754° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
136°
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: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.014 km NNW of Morton, Washington · 18244 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.05 km NNW of Onalaska, Washington · 18242 days ago · 42 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.77 km NNE of North Bend, Washington · 18241 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.014 km NNW of Morton, Washington · 18240 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.113 km WSW of Mineral, Washington · 18240 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.42 km NE of Maple Valley, Washington · 18236 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.61 km SE of Stanwood, Washington · 18235 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.97 km ENE of Hobart, Washington · 18234 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.91 km W of Hobart, Washington · 18234 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.84 km S of Orting, Washington · 18234 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.54 km WSW of Hansville, Washington · 18232 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.211 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 18229 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.83 km W of Eastmont, Washington · 18225 days ago · 28 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.67 km WSW of Verlot, Washington · 18222 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.86 km SSW of Southworth, Washington · 18218 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 3.122 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 18212 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.61 km ENE of Riverton, Washington · 18207 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.513 km WSW of Alder, Washington · 18205 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.56 km S of La Conner, Washington · 18203 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.79 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 18198 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 1.51 km NNW of Kenmore, Washington · 18189 days ago · 56 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 1.73 km NW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 18246 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.86 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 18250 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.417 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 18250 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.6Washington · 18251 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.12 km W of Eastmont, WA · 18253 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.09 km NNW of Carlsborg, Washington · 18259 days ago · 43 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.212 km N of Ashford, Washington · 18259 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.212 km W of Brinnon, Washington · 18259 days ago · 44 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.92 km SSW of Sultan, Washington · 18265 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.7Puget Sound region, Washington · 18268 days ago · 18 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.716 km NNE of Mossyrock, Washington · 18269 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.63 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 18272 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10842333. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.