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M2.3 earthquake 11 km SE of Blyn, Washington

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 11 km SE of Blyn, Washington on Wed, Jan 7, 1976, 1:11 AM PST (09:11 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 5 km SW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-01-07 09:11:56 UTC
Depth
48.4 km (30.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.939° N, 122.904° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.45 km SW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 18517 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.16 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 18517 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.93 km WSW of Anacortes, Washington · 18510 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.97 km E of Verlot, Washington · 18504 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.91 km NNE of Silver Firs, Washington · 18502 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.71 km SW of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 18501 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.65 km WSW of Home, Washington · 18500 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.76 km SE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 18499 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.85 km SW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 18498 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 3.52 km E of Conway, Washington · 18497 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.52 km W of Fall City, Washington · 18488 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.56 km W of DuPont, Washington · 18488 days ago · 51 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.14 km NNE of Covington, Washington · 18486 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.53 km W of Monroe, Washington · 18476 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.811 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18474 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.83 km SW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 18469 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.7Washington · 18468 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.813 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18466 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.52 km SSE of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 18463 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 1.714 km SE of Verlot, Washington · 18522 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.62 km SW of Poulsbo, Washington · 18522 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.815 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 18522 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.33 km SE of Bethel, Washington · 18523 days ago · 42 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.11 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington · 18524 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.92 km SE of Shoreline, Washington · 18525 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.61 km WSW of Roosevelt, Washington · 18525 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.92 km S of Ravensdale, Washington · 18527 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.55 km E of Longbranch, Washington · 18530 days ago · 41 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.41 km SE of Esperance, Washington · 18531 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.61 km ESE of Ravensdale, Washington · 18534 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.81 km W of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington · 18536 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.52 km WNW of North Bend, Washington · 18542 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.84 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 18542 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.82 km NNW of Manchester, Washington · 18545 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.71 km ESE of Sooke, Canada · 18546 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.72 km SSW of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 18549 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10840473. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.