M1.8 earthquake 6 km E of Connell, Washington
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6 km E of Connell, Washington on Sat, Jul 3, 1976, 10:18 AM PDT (17:18 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 4 km ENE of Lind, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-07-03 17:18:15 UTC
- Depth
- 3.1 km (2.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.658° N, 118.775° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.29
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 198°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.94 km ENE of Lind, Washington · 18336 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.47 km NW of Touchet, Washington · 18328 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.17 km NW of Touchet, Washington · 18323 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.78 km NE of Royal City, Washington · 18316 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.89 km SE of Starbuck, Washington · 18310 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.15 km WSW of Endicott, Washington · 18307 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.66 km NNE of Hatton, Washington · 18289 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
Before
- 1.88 km E of Connell, Washington · 18343 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.75 km ENE of Lind, Washington · 18344 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.319 km W of Pomeroy, Washington · 18352 days ago · 38 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.012 km W of Pomeroy, Washington · 18361 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.919 km NE of Warden, Washington · 18365 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10841638. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:19 AM UTC.