Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 0 km N of Edmonds, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 0 km N of Edmonds, Washington on Tue, Jul 13, 1976, 1:00 AM PDT (08:00 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 4 km SE of Lake Roesiger, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-07-13 08:00:05 UTC
Depth
21.1 km (13.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.813° N, 122.377° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64 km SE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 18326 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.65 km W of Wauna, Washington · 18326 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.57 km N of Anacortes, Washington · 18318 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.52 km NW of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 18310 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.610 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 18306 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.57 km NNE of Skykomish, Washington · 18305 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.60 km ESE of Boulevard Park, Washington · 18296 days ago · 32 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.61 km ENE of Riverton, Washington · 18295 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.73 km ENE of Camano, Washington · 18293 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.116 km SSW of Concrete, Washington · 18292 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.53 km WSW of Issaquah, Washington · 18290 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.710 km W of Skokomish, Washington · 18289 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.85 km NNE of North Bend, Washington · 18285 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.65 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 18284 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.72 km NNW of Freeland, Washington · 18283 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 4.76 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 18283 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 2.313 km E of Tanner, Washington · 18281 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.00 km SSE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 18281 days ago · 27 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 4.52 km NNE of Union, Washington · 18277 days ago · 45 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.15 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 18276 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 1.61 km SSW of Mirrormont, Washington · 18335 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.61 km SSW of Mukilteo, Washington · 18336 days ago · 32 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.67 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 18340 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.99 km SSW of Hamilton, Washington · 18343 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.66 km SSW of La Conner, Washington · 18355 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.610 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 18356 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.11 km W of Lake McMurray, Washington · 18356 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.112 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 18360 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10841728. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:42 AM UTC.