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M1.6 earthquake 6 km WSW of Ketron, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km WSW of Ketron, Washington on Tue, May 25, 1976, 7:53 AM PDT (14:53 UTC), 44 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 2 km NE of Tracyton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-05-25 14:53:24 UTC
Depth
44.4 km (27.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.142° N, 122.699° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
133°
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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.92 km NE of Tracyton, Washington · 18375 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.72 km SE of Canterwood, Washington · 18374 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.73 km S of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 18373 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.720 km ENE of Humptulips, Washington · 18370 days ago · 27 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 3.06 km NE of Elbe, Washington · 18368 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.65 km ENE of Elbe, Washington · 18368 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.92 km NE of Mossyrock, Washington · 18361 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.85 km W of Ashford, Washington · 18341 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.67 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 18339 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.67 km SSE of McKenna, Washington · 18337 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.61 km SSW of Mukilteo, Washington · 18336 days ago · 32 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.61 km SSW of Mirrormont, Washington · 18335 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.50 km N of Edmonds, Washington · 18334 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.87 km NNE of Onalaska, Washington · 18328 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.65 km W of Wauna, Washington · 18326 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 1.72 km SE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 18385 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.54 km ENE of Mossyrock, Washington · 18388 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.63 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 18395 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.83 km SW of Crocker, Washington · 18397 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.06 km S of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 18398 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.01 km S of Auburn, Washington · 18399 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.128 km S of Morton, Washington · 18399 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.51 km SE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 18404 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.53 km NE of Dash Point, Washington · 18404 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.87 km ESE of Quilcene, Washington · 18407 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.36 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 18407 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.70 km NNE of Algona, Washington · 18409 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.61 km NE of Edmonds, Washington · 18409 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.68 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18409 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.61 km SSW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 18410 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.01 km SE of Esperance, Washington · 18410 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.72 km SW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 18410 days ago · 27 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10841473. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:18 PM UTC.