Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 1 km NNW of Kenmore, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 1 km NNW of Kenmore, Washington on Sat, Dec 4, 1976, 12:32 PM PST (20:32 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 0 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-12-04 20:32:44 UTC
Depth
55.8 km (34.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.774° N, 122.249° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
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: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.60 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 18184 days ago · 24 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.421 km E of Darrington, Washington · 18180 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.84 km NNW of Dash Point, Washington · 18175 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 3.44 km W of Camano, Washington · 18174 days ago · 54 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.65 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 18174 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.62 km W of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 18173 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 3.72 km SW of Quilcene, Washington · 18171 days ago · 46 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.912 km E of Tanner, Washington · 18166 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.511 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 18163 days ago · 46 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.07 km ENE of Jamestown, Washington · 18163 days ago · 45 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.9Puget Sound region, Washington · 18161 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.02 km NW of Indianola, Washington · 18158 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.917 km SE of Friday Harbor, Washington · 18157 days ago · 47 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.25 km W of Gorst, Washington · 18156 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.93 km WSW of White Center, Washington · 18155 days ago · 29 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.22 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 18153 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.39 km N of Greenwater, Washington · 18152 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.013 km NNE of Tanner, Washington · 18148 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.010 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18148 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.94 km SSE of Seattle, Washington · 18138 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 1.98 km ESE of Hobart, Washington · 18136 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 1.87 km SW of Verlot, Washington · 18134 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 1.99 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18133 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 2.29 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18133 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 2.89 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18132 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 1.52 km W of White Center, Washington · 18132 days ago · 22 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 2.22 km S of Monroe, Washington · 18130 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 2.08 km NNE of Tanner, Washington · 18130 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 2.28 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 18130 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 1.79 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 18198 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.416 km SE of Skykomish, Washington · 18199 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.56 km S of La Conner, Washington · 18203 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.61 km ENE of Riverton, Washington · 18208 days ago · 23 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.86 km SSW of Southworth, Washington · 18218 days ago · 23 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10842678. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:28 PM UTC.