M1.5 earthquake 9 km N of Chelan, Washington
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 9 km N of Chelan, Washington on Sat, Apr 17, 1976, 4:16 AM PST (12:16 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.1 6 km S of Granite Falls, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-04-17 12:16:06 UTC
- Depth
- -0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.923° N, 120.033° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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 0.5 km horizontally
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 147°
- 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.16 km S of Granite Falls, Washington · 18416 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.912 km W of Quincy, Washington · 18400 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.24 km SSE of Entiat, Washington · 18395 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.617 km ENE of George, Washington · 18394 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.818 km ENE of George, Washington · 18394 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.817 km ENE of George, Washington · 18394 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.17 km N of Waterville, Washington · 18392 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.112 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 18391 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.010 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 18361 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10841173. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:37 PM UTC.