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M3.5 earthquake 2 km E of Conway, Washington

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 2 km E of Conway, Washington on Sat, Jan 31, 1976, 4:27 AM PST (12:27 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1976-01-31 12:27:14 UTC
Depth
14.7 km (9.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.343° N, 122.315° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
83°
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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.52 km W of Fall City, Washington · 18488 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.84 km NNE of Aldergrove East, Canada · 18478 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.53 km W of Monroe, Washington · 18475 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.811 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18473 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.83 km SW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 18469 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.7Washington · 18468 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.813 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18465 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.52 km SSE of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 18463 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.05 km W of Orcas, Washington · 18458 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.94 km NE of Alger, Washington · 18454 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.50 km NE of Lynnwood, Washington · 18452 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.516 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18450 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 1.85 km SW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 18497 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.76 km SE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 18498 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.71 km SW of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 18500 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.91 km NNE of Silver Firs, Washington · 18501 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.97 km E of Verlot, Washington · 18504 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.93 km WSW of Anacortes, Washington · 18509 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.16 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 18516 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.45 km SW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 18516 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.311 km SE of Blyn, Washington · 18521 days ago · 48 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.714 km SE of Verlot, Washington · 18521 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.62 km SW of Poulsbo, Washington · 18521 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.815 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 18522 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 3.33 km SE of Bethel, Washington · 18523 days ago · 42 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.11 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington · 18523 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.92 km SE of Shoreline, Washington · 18524 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.61 km WSW of Roosevelt, Washington · 18524 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10840638 (also filed as usp0000euq). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:30 AM UTC.