Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 17 km SSE of Darrington, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 17 km SSE of Darrington, Washington on Wed, Nov 3, 1976, 8:58 PM PST (04:58 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 16 km SE of Skykomish, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-11-04 04:58:29 UTC
Depth
13.5 km (8.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.114° N, 121.508° 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 2.3 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
206°, 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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.61 km ENE of Riverton, Washington · 18208 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.56 km S of La Conner, Washington · 18203 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.416 km SE of Skykomish, Washington · 18199 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.79 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 18198 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.51 km NNW of Kenmore, Washington · 18189 days ago · 56 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.60 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 18184 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.70 km WNW of Geneva, Washington · 18181 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.421 km E of Darrington, Washington · 18180 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 3.44 km W of Camano, Washington · 18174 days ago · 54 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.62 km W of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 18173 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.912 km E of Tanner, Washington · 18166 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.9Puget Sound region, Washington · 18162 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.820 km N of Leavenworth, Washington · 18161 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 1.67 km WSW of Verlot, Washington · 18222 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.516 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 18224 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.43 km SSW of Hamilton, Washington · 18224 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.83 km W of Eastmont, Washington · 18225 days ago · 28 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.54 km WSW of Hansville, Washington · 18232 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.91 km W of Hobart, Washington · 18234 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.97 km ENE of Hobart, Washington · 18235 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.61 km SE of Stanwood, Washington · 18236 days ago · 24 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.42 km NE of Maple Valley, Washington · 18236 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.77 km NNE of North Bend, Washington · 18241 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.73 km NW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 18246 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10842503. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:41 PM UTC.