Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 6 km S of La Conner, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 6 km S of La Conner, Washington on Sat, Nov 20, 1976, 6:39 AM PST (14:39 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 9 km ENE of Fall City, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-11-20 14:39:05 UTC
Depth
17.8 km (11.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.334° N, 122.512° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
170°
Stations used
5

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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.79 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 18198 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.51 km NNW of Kenmore, Washington · 18189 days ago · 56 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.60 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 18184 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.70 km WNW of Geneva, Washington · 18181 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.421 km E of Darrington, Washington · 18180 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 3.44 km W of Camano, Washington · 18174 days ago · 54 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 3.72 km SW of Quilcene, Washington · 18171 days ago · 46 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.511 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 18163 days ago · 46 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.07 km ENE of Jamestown, Washington · 18162 days ago · 45 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.9Puget Sound region, Washington · 18161 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.02 km NW of Indianola, Washington · 18158 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.917 km SE of Friday Harbor, Washington · 18157 days ago · 47 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.25 km W of Gorst, Washington · 18156 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.93 km WSW of White Center, Washington · 18155 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.22 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 18153 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.010 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18147 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 1.61 km ENE of Riverton, Washington · 18207 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.86 km SSW of Southworth, Washington · 18218 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.817 km SSE of Darrington, Washington · 18220 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.67 km WSW of Verlot, Washington · 18222 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.516 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 18224 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.43 km SSW of Hamilton, Washington · 18224 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.83 km W of Eastmont, Washington · 18225 days ago · 28 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.54 km WSW of Hansville, Washington · 18232 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10842588. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:21 PM UTC.