Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 17 km ENE of George, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17 km ENE of George, Washington on Thu, May 13, 1976, 1:49 AM PDT (08:49 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 18 km ENE of George, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-05-13 08:49:59 UTC
Depth
11.9 km (7.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.124° N, 119.641° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.33
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
202°, 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.818 km ENE of George, Washington · 18395 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.817 km ENE of George, Washington · 18395 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 3.17 km N of Waterville, Washington · 18393 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.112 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 18392 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.919 km NE of Warden, Washington · 18367 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 3.010 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 18362 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.75 km ENE of Lind, Washington · 18346 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.88 km E of Connell, Washington · 18344 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.86 km E of Connell, Washington · 18344 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.94 km ENE of Lind, Washington · 18337 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 2.24 km SSE of Entiat, Washington · 18395 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.912 km W of Quincy, Washington · 18401 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.16 km S of Granite Falls, Washington · 18417 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.64 km WSW of Connell, Washington · 18417 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.922 km E of Desert Aire, Washington · 18418 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.59 km N of Chelan, Washington · 18421 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10841393. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:06 PM UTC.