Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 3 km NE of Dash Point, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 3 km NE of Dash Point, Washington on Mon, May 3, 1976, 5:30 AM PDT (12:30 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 8 km NNE of Marrowstone, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-05-03 12:30:45 UTC
Depth
25.7 km (15.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.346° N, 122.396° 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, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.51 km SE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 18403 days ago · 22 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.48 km NNE of Marrowstone, Washington · 18403 days ago · 53 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.01 km S of Auburn, Washington · 18398 days ago · 21 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.06 km S of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 18398 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.83 km SW of Crocker, Washington · 18397 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.63 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 18395 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.54 km ENE of Mossyrock, Washington · 18388 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.72 km SE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 18385 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.66 km WSW of Ketron, Washington · 18382 days ago · 44 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.92 km NE of Tracyton, Washington · 18374 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.72 km SE of Canterwood, Washington · 18374 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.73 km S of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 18372 days ago · 24 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.720 km ENE of Humptulips, Washington · 18369 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 3.06 km NE of Elbe, Washington · 18368 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.65 km ENE of Elbe, Washington · 18368 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.92 km NE of Mossyrock, Washington · 18361 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.112 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 18360 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.610 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 18355 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 1.87 km ESE of Quilcene, Washington · 18407 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.36 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 18407 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.70 km NNE of Algona, Washington · 18408 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.61 km NE of Edmonds, Washington · 18409 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.51 km E of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 18409 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.68 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18409 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.61 km SSW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 18409 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.01 km SE of Esperance, Washington · 18409 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.72 km SW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 18409 days ago · 27 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.821 km NE of Packwood, Washington · 18418 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.67 km WSW of Camano, Washington · 18423 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.62 km NE of Carnation, Washington · 18427 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.85 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 18430 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.34 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 18433 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.24 km NNE of Mossyrock, Washington · 18434 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10841288. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:50 PM UTC.