Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7 km SSE of McKenna, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km SSE of McKenna, Washington on Fri, Jul 9, 1976, 3:28 AM PDT (10:28 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 13 km E of Tanner, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-07-09 10:28:04 UTC
Depth
14.8 km (9.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.877° N, 122.516° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
87°
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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.61 km SSW of Mirrormont, Washington · 18342 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.637 km SE of Morton, Washington · 18339 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.87 km NNE of Onalaska, Washington · 18335 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.65 km W of Wauna, Washington · 18333 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.931 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 18325 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.824 km NW of Trout Lake, Washington · 18323 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.739 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 18317 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.52 km NW of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 18317 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.65 km ENE of Onalaska, Washington · 18316 days ago · 23 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.610 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 18313 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.031 km S of Morton, Washington · 18304 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.510 km WNW of Packwood, Washington · 18304 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.221 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 18304 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.60 km ESE of Boulevard Park, Washington · 18303 days ago · 32 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.61 km ENE of Riverton, Washington · 18302 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.53 km WSW of Issaquah, Washington · 18297 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.710 km W of Skokomish, Washington · 18296 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.85 km NNE of North Bend, Washington · 18291 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.65 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 18291 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.628 km NW of Trout Lake, Washington · 18289 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.515 km SW of Alder, Washington · 18288 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 2.313 km E of Tanner, Washington · 18288 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.94 km W of Packwood, Washington · 18285 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 1.67 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 18346 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.737 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 18347 days ago · 30 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.85 km W of Ashford, Washington · 18348 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.92 km NE of Mossyrock, Washington · 18369 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10841683. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:26 AM UTC.