Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 2 km W of Fall City, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 2 km W of Fall City, Washington on Mon, Feb 9, 1976, 8:02 AM PST (16:02 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 3 km W of Monroe, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

Fall City forecastMore in Washington

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-02-09 16:02:38 UTC
Depth
15.7 km (9.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.569° N, 121.919° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
121°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56 km W of DuPont, Washington · 18496 days ago · 51 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.14 km NNE of Covington, Washington · 18494 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.53 km W of Monroe, Washington · 18483 days ago · 24 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.811 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18481 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.83 km SW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 18477 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.7Washington · 18476 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.813 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18474 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.52 km SSE of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 18471 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.06 km W of Easton, Washington · 18467 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.50 km NE of Lynnwood, Washington · 18460 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.516 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18458 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.89 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 18455 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.622 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 18454 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.61 km ENE of Everett, Washington · 18445 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.50 km SSW of Lynnwood, Washington · 18443 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.34 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 18441 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.85 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 18437 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 3.52 km E of Conway, Washington · 18505 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.85 km SW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 18505 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.76 km SE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 18506 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.65 km WSW of Home, Washington · 18507 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.71 km SW of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 18508 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.91 km NNE of Silver Firs, Washington · 18509 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.97 km E of Verlot, Washington · 18512 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.811 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 18513 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.16 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 18524 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.45 km SW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 18524 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away

Earthquakes todayWashington earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10840668. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:38 AM UTC.