Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 1 km SE of Esperance, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 1 km SE of Esperance, Washington on Wed, Apr 28, 1976, 2:25 AM PDT (09:25 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 6 km WNW of Wauna, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-04-28 09:25:03 UTC
Depth
18.7 km (11.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.778° N, 122.338° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.61 km SSW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 18410 days ago · 23 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.68 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18410 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.51 km E of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 18409 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.61 km NE of Edmonds, Washington · 18409 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.70 km NNE of Algona, Washington · 18409 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.36 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 18408 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.87 km ESE of Quilcene, Washington · 18407 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.53 km NE of Dash Point, Washington · 18404 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.51 km SE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 18404 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.48 km NNE of Marrowstone, Washington · 18403 days ago · 53 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.01 km S of Auburn, Washington · 18399 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.06 km S of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 18398 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.83 km SW of Crocker, Washington · 18397 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.63 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 18395 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.72 km SE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 18385 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.66 km WSW of Ketron, Washington · 18382 days ago · 44 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.92 km NE of Tracyton, Washington · 18375 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 2.72 km SE of Canterwood, Washington · 18374 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.28 km S of Concrete, Washington · 18373 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.73 km S of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 18373 days ago · 24 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 2.112 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 18360 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 2.11 km W of Lake McMurray, Washington · 18356 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 1.610 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 18356 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 1.66 km SSW of La Conner, Washington · 18354 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 1.96 km NW of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 18410 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.72 km SW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 18410 days ago · 27 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.67 km WSW of Camano, Washington · 18424 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.62 km NE of Carnation, Washington · 18427 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.85 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 18430 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.34 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 18433 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.50 km SSW of Lynnwood, Washington · 18436 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.61 km ENE of Everett, Washington · 18437 days ago · 21 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10841243. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:33 PM UTC.