M1.6 earthquake 4 km WSW of Connell, Washington
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4 km WSW of Connell, Washington on Tue, Apr 20, 1976, 8:10 PM PST (04:10 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.8 18 km ENE of George, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-04-21 04:10:56 UTC
- Depth
- 8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.653° N, 118.914° 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 1.0 km horizontally
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.27
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 198°, poorly surrounded by stations
- 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.617 km ENE of George, Washington · 18394 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.818 km ENE of George, Washington · 18394 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.817 km ENE of George, Washington · 18394 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.116 km ESE of Ritzville, Washington · 18388 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.919 km NE of Warden, Washington · 18366 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.012 km W of Pomeroy, Washington · 18362 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10841208. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:17 PM UTC.