M2.7 earthquake 5 km ENE of Lind, Washington
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of Lind, Washington on Thu, Jul 1, 1976, 6:35 PM PDT (01:35 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 4 km ENE of Lind, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-07-02 01:35:53 UTC
- Depth
- 4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.995° N, 118.552° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.22
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 161°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.88 km E of Connell, Washington · 18343 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.86 km E of Connell, Washington · 18343 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.94 km ENE of Lind, Washington · 18336 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.610 km NW of Almira, Washington · 18323 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.78 km NE of Royal City, Washington · 18316 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.89 km SE of Starbuck, Washington · 18310 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.15 km WSW of Endicott, Washington · 18308 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.66 km NNE of Hatton, Washington · 18289 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10841618. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:35 AM UTC.