Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 4 km NNW of Dash Point, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 4 km NNW of Dash Point, Washington on Sat, Dec 18, 1976, 10:04 AM PST (18:04 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 4 km W of Camano, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-12-18 18:04:31 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.352° N, 122.456° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
100°
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: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.44 km W of Camano, Washington · 18174 days ago · 54 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.65 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 18174 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.62 km W of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 18173 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 3.72 km SW of Quilcene, Washington · 18170 days ago · 46 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.912 km E of Tanner, Washington · 18166 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.313 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 18164 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.511 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 18163 days ago · 46 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.07 km ENE of Jamestown, Washington · 18162 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.9Puget Sound region, Washington · 18161 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.02 km NW of Indianola, Washington · 18158 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.25 km W of Gorst, Washington · 18155 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.93 km WSW of White Center, Washington · 18154 days ago · 29 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.22 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 18152 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.39 km N of Greenwater, Washington · 18151 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.57 km S of Morton, Washington · 18150 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.13 km W of Mineral, Washington · 18148 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.92 km SW of Mineral, Washington · 18148 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.73 km W of Mineral, Washington · 18148 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.013 km NNE of Tanner, Washington · 18147 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.010 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18147 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 1.94 km SSE of Seattle, Washington · 18138 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 1.98 km ESE of Hobart, Washington · 18135 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 1.87 km SW of Verlot, Washington · 18133 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.99 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18133 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 2.29 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18133 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 2.89 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18132 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 1.52 km W of White Center, Washington · 18131 days ago · 22 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 2.115 km SSE of Ashford, Washington · 18130 days ago · 42 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 2.22 km S of Monroe, Washington · 18129 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 2.08 km NNE of Tanner, Washington · 18129 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 2.28 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 18129 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 1.82 km E of Edmonds, Washington · 18125 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 1.92 km SSE of Issaquah, Washington · 18122 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 2.66 km S of Sultan, Washington · 18122 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 2.23 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 18121 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 2.03 km SE of Shoreline, Washington · 18119 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 2.411 km SSW of Alder, Washington · 18117 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 1.69 km WSW of Mineral, Washington · 18177 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.60 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 18183 days ago · 24 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.51 km NNW of Kenmore, Washington · 18189 days ago · 56 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.79 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 18197 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.416 km SE of Skykomish, Washington · 18199 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.513 km WSW of Alder, Washington · 18204 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10842813. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:43 AM UTC.