Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 4 km NNE of Covington, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 4 km NNE of Covington, Washington on Wed, Feb 11, 1976, 11:17 AM PST (19:17 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 3 km W of Monroe, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-02-11 19:17:42 UTC
Depth
17.8 km (11.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.396° N, 122.107° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.53 km W of Monroe, Washington · 18475 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.811 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18473 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.83 km SW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 18469 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.813 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18466 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.52 km SSE of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 18463 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.06 km W of Easton, Washington · 18459 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.50 km NE of Lynnwood, Washington · 18452 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.516 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18450 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.89 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 18447 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.622 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 18446 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.61 km ENE of Everett, Washington · 18437 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.50 km SSW of Lynnwood, Washington · 18436 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.24 km NNE of Mossyrock, Washington · 18433 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.34 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 18433 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.85 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 18429 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.62 km NE of Carnation, Washington · 18427 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 1.56 km W of DuPont, Washington · 18488 days ago · 51 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.52 km W of Fall City, Washington · 18488 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.85 km SW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 18497 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.76 km SE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 18498 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.65 km WSW of Home, Washington · 18499 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.71 km SW of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 18500 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.91 km NNE of Silver Firs, Washington · 18501 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.97 km E of Verlot, Washington · 18504 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.811 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 18505 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10840683. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:10 AM UTC.