M1.7 earthquake 0 km WNW of Geneva, Washington
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 0 km WNW of Geneva, Washington on Sun, Dec 12, 1976, 6:10 PM PST (02:10 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 4 km W of Camano, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-12-13 02:10:54 UTC
- Depth
- 8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.748° N, 122.406° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 240°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.421 km E of Darrington, Washington · 18187 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.44 km W of Camano, Washington · 18181 days ago · 54 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.07 km ENE of Jamestown, Washington · 18170 days ago · 45 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.917 km SE of Friday Harbor, Washington · 18164 days ago · 47 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.87 km SW of Verlot, Washington · 18141 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.611 km SSW of Cowichan Bay, Canada · 18136 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.98 km NNW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 18132 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10842748. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:03 AM UTC.