Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km WSW of Home, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Home, Washington on Wed, Jan 28, 1976, 5:38 PM PST (01:38 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 6 km SE of Port Ludlow, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-01-29 01:38:31 UTC
Depth
15.8 km (9.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.249° N, 122.821° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
107°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.76 km SE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 18498 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.52 km W of Fall City, Washington · 18488 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.56 km W of DuPont, Washington · 18488 days ago · 51 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.14 km NNE of Covington, Washington · 18486 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.612 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 18483 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.612 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 18478 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.814 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 18477 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.53 km W of Monroe, Washington · 18475 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.811 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18473 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.83 km SW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 18469 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.813 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18466 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.52 km SSE of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 18463 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.50 km NE of Lynnwood, Washington · 18452 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.516 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18450 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.89 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 18447 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.622 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 18446 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 1.71 km SW of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 18500 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.91 km NNE of Silver Firs, Washington · 18501 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.811 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 18505 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.311 km SE of Blyn, Washington · 18521 days ago · 48 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.62 km SW of Poulsbo, Washington · 18521 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 3.33 km SE of Bethel, Washington · 18523 days ago · 42 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.11 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington · 18524 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.92 km SE of Shoreline, Washington · 18524 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.61 km WSW of Roosevelt, Washington · 18524 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.92 km S of Ravensdale, Washington · 18526 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.55 km E of Longbranch, Washington · 18529 days ago · 41 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10840603. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:02 AM UTC.