Washington earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 11 km NW of Belfair, Washington

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 11 km NW of Belfair, Washington on Thu, Dec 30, 1976, 6:57 AM PST (14:57 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 9 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-12-30 14:57:57 UTC
Depth
46.0 km (28.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.508° N, 122.950° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.07 km ENE of Jamestown, Washington · 18162 days ago · 45 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.9Puget Sound region, Washington · 18161 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.02 km NW of Indianola, Washington · 18158 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.25 km W of Gorst, Washington · 18155 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.93 km WSW of White Center, Washington · 18154 days ago · 29 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.22 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 18152 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.013 km NNE of Tanner, Washington · 18147 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.010 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18147 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.94 km SSE of Seattle, Washington · 18138 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.98 km ESE of Hobart, Washington · 18135 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.99 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18133 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.29 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18133 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.89 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18132 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.52 km W of White Center, Washington · 18131 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 2.22 km S of Monroe, Washington · 18129 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.08 km NNE of Tanner, Washington · 18129 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.28 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 18129 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.82 km E of Edmonds, Washington · 18125 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.92 km SSE of Issaquah, Washington · 18122 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.66 km S of Sultan, Washington · 18122 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.23 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 18121 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 2.03 km SE of Shoreline, Washington · 18119 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 1.91 km WNW of SeaTac, Washington · 18113 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 2.31 km NW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 18110 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 1.78 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18110 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 1.8Washington · 18104 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 3.72 km SW of Quilcene, Washington · 18170 days ago · 46 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.62 km W of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 18173 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.65 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 18174 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 3.44 km W of Camano, Washington · 18174 days ago · 54 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.84 km NNW of Dash Point, Washington · 18175 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.60 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 18183 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.51 km NNW of Kenmore, Washington · 18188 days ago · 56 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10842883. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:00 AM UTC.