M1.8 earthquake 17 km ENE of George, Washington
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 17 km ENE of George, Washington on Thu, May 13, 1976, 3:41 AM PDT (10:41 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 7 km N of Waterville, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-05-13 10:41:32 UTC
- Depth
- 4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.133° N, 119.639° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 10.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.35
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 127°
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.17 km N of Waterville, Washington · 18392 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.112 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 18390 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.919 km NE of Warden, Washington · 18365 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.010 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 18361 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.75 km ENE of Lind, Washington · 18344 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.88 km E of Connell, Washington · 18343 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.86 km E of Connell, Washington · 18343 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.94 km ENE of Lind, Washington · 18336 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
Before
- 1.818 km ENE of George, Washington · 18394 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.617 km ENE of George, Washington · 18394 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.24 km SSE of Entiat, Washington · 18394 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.912 km W of Quincy, Washington · 18400 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.16 km S of Granite Falls, Washington · 18415 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.64 km WSW of Connell, Washington · 18416 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.922 km E of Desert Aire, Washington · 18417 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.59 km N of Chelan, Washington · 18420 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10841403. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:07 AM UTC.