Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2 km NE of Carnation, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km NE of Carnation, Washington on Sat, Apr 10, 1976, 8:26 AM PST (16:26 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 6 km NE of Elbe, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-04-10 16:26:18 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.664° N, 121.892° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
137°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.67 km WSW of Camano, Washington · 18428 days ago · 28 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.72 km SW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 18414 days ago · 27 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.01 km SE of Esperance, Washington · 18414 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.61 km SSW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 18414 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.68 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18413 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.51 km E of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 18413 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.61 km NE of Edmonds, Washington · 18413 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.70 km NNE of Algona, Washington · 18413 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.36 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 18411 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.87 km ESE of Quilcene, Washington · 18411 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.53 km NE of Dash Point, Washington · 18408 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.51 km SE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 18408 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.48 km NNE of Marrowstone, Washington · 18407 days ago · 53 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.01 km S of Auburn, Washington · 18403 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.06 km S of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 18402 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.83 km SW of Crocker, Washington · 18401 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.63 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 18399 days ago · 24 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.72 km SE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 18389 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.66 km WSW of Ketron, Washington · 18386 days ago · 44 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.92 km NE of Tracyton, Washington · 18379 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.72 km SE of Canterwood, Washington · 18378 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 2.28 km S of Concrete, Washington · 18377 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.73 km S of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 18377 days ago · 24 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 3.06 km NE of Elbe, Washington · 18372 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 1.65 km ENE of Elbe, Washington · 18372 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 1.615 km S of Leavenworth, Washington · 18432 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.85 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 18434 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.34 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 18437 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.50 km SSW of Lynnwood, Washington · 18440 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.61 km ENE of Everett, Washington · 18441 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.622 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 18450 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.89 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 18451 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.516 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18455 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.50 km NE of Lynnwood, Washington · 18456 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10841083. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:17 PM UTC.