M1.7 earthquake 7 km WNW of Highland, Washington
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7 km WNW of Highland, Washington on Fri, Sep 3, 1976, 4:21 PM PDT (23:21 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.8 6 km WNW of Highland, 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
- 1976-09-03 23:21:46 UTC
- Depth
- 5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.145° N, 119.203° 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 5.0 km horizontally, 32.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 194°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.86 km WNW of Highland, Washington · 18263 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.8Oregon · 18261 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.06 km WNW of Highland, Washington · 18244 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10842158. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:19 AM UTC.