Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 9 km ENE of Fall City, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 9 km ENE of Fall City, Washington on Thu, Nov 25, 1976, 3:57 PM PST (23:57 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 21 km E of Darrington, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-11-25 23:57:58 UTC
Depth
17.8 km (11.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.612° N, 121.786° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
170°
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: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.51 km NNW of Kenmore, Washington · 18189 days ago · 56 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.60 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 18184 days ago · 24 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.421 km E of Darrington, Washington · 18180 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.84 km NNW of Dash Point, Washington · 18175 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 3.44 km W of Camano, Washington · 18174 days ago · 54 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.65 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 18174 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.62 km W of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 18173 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 3.72 km SW of Quilcene, Washington · 18171 days ago · 46 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.912 km E of Tanner, Washington · 18166 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.313 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 18165 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.511 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 18163 days ago · 46 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.9Puget Sound region, Washington · 18161 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.820 km N of Leavenworth, Washington · 18161 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.02 km NW of Indianola, Washington · 18158 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.25 km W of Gorst, Washington · 18156 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.93 km WSW of White Center, Washington · 18155 days ago · 29 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.22 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 18153 days ago · 23 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.39 km N of Greenwater, Washington · 18152 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.013 km NNE of Tanner, Washington · 18148 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.010 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18148 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 1.94 km SSE of Seattle, Washington · 18138 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 2.416 km SE of Skykomish, Washington · 18199 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.56 km S of La Conner, Washington · 18203 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.61 km ENE of Riverton, Washington · 18208 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.924 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 18213 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 3.122 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 18213 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.86 km SSW of Southworth, Washington · 18218 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.817 km SSE of Darrington, Washington · 18220 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.67 km WSW of Verlot, Washington · 18222 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.516 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 18224 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.43 km SSW of Hamilton, Washington · 18224 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.83 km W of Eastmont, Washington · 18225 days ago · 28 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10842628. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.