Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 7 km ENE of Jamestown, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 7 km ENE of Jamestown, Washington on Thu, Dec 30, 1976, 10:55 PM PST (06:55 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 5 km W of Gorst, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-12-31 06:55:30 UTC
Depth
44.9 km (27.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.167° N, 123.001° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
177°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9Puget Sound region, Washington · 18161 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.02 km NW of Indianola, Washington · 18158 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.917 km SE of Friday Harbor, Washington · 18157 days ago · 47 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.25 km W of Gorst, Washington · 18156 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.93 km WSW of White Center, Washington · 18155 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.22 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 18153 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.94 km SSE of Seattle, Washington · 18138 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.87 km SW of Verlot, Washington · 18134 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.52 km W of White Center, Washington · 18132 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.22 km S of Monroe, Washington · 18130 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.611 km SSW of Cowichan Bay, Canada · 18128 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.82 km E of Edmonds, Washington · 18125 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.98 km NNW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 18124 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.66 km S of Sultan, Washington · 18122 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.23 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 18122 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.03 km SE of Shoreline, Washington · 18120 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.91 km WNW of SeaTac, Washington · 18113 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.31 km NW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 18111 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 2.511 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 18163 days ago · 46 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 3.72 km SW of Quilcene, Washington · 18170 days ago · 46 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.65 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 18174 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 3.44 km W of Camano, Washington · 18174 days ago · 54 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.84 km NNW of Dash Point, Washington · 18175 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.70 km WNW of Geneva, Washington · 18181 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.60 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 18184 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.51 km NNW of Kenmore, Washington · 18189 days ago · 56 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10842893. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:03 PM UTC.