M1.6 earthquake 6 km SSW of La Conner, Washington
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of La Conner, Washington on Tue, Jun 22, 1976, 7:55 AM PDT (14:55 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.9 9 km SSW of Hamilton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-06-22 14:55:38 UTC
- Depth
- 13.6 km (8.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.333° N, 122.526° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 73°
- 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.99 km SSW of Hamilton, Washington · 18343 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.61 km SSW of Mukilteo, Washington · 18336 days ago · 32 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.50 km N of Edmonds, Washington · 18334 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.64 km SE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 18326 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.57 km N of Anacortes, Washington · 18317 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.74 km SSE of Birch Bay, Washington · 18313 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.52 km NW of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 18310 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.60 km ESE of Boulevard Park, Washington · 18295 days ago · 32 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.61 km ENE of Riverton, Washington · 18294 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
Before
- 1.610 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 18356 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.11 km W of Lake McMurray, Washington · 18356 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.112 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 18360 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.73 km S of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 18372 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.28 km S of Concrete, Washington · 18372 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.92 km NE of Tracyton, Washington · 18375 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10841583. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:51 PM UTC.