M2.0 earthquake 6 km WNW of Highland, Washington
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 6 km WNW of Highland, Washington on Sat, Oct 9, 1976, 7:41 PM PDT (02:41 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-10-10 02:41:13 UTC
- Depth
- -0.2 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.147° N, 119.194° 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
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 103°
- 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.518 km S of Benton City, Washington · 18201 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.014 km SSE of Tutuilla, Oregon · 18199 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10842338. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:42 PM UTC.