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M1.6 earthquake 7 km WSW of North Bend, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km WSW of North Bend, Washington on Wed, Jul 7, 1976, 6:43 AM PDT (13:43 UTC), 19 km (12 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, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1976-07-07 13:43:28 UTC
Depth
18.7 km (11.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.468° N, 121.870° 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, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
108°
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: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.67 km SSE of McKenna, Washington · 18346 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.61 km SSW of Mukilteo, Washington · 18344 days ago · 32 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.61 km SSW of Mirrormont, Washington · 18343 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.50 km N of Edmonds, Washington · 18342 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.64 km SE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 18334 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.65 km W of Wauna, Washington · 18334 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.52 km NW of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 18318 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.610 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 18314 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.57 km NNE of Skykomish, Washington · 18313 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.510 km WNW of Packwood, Washington · 18305 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.60 km ESE of Boulevard Park, Washington · 18304 days ago · 32 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.61 km ENE of Riverton, Washington · 18303 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.73 km ENE of Camano, Washington · 18301 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.53 km WSW of Issaquah, Washington · 18298 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.85 km NNE of North Bend, Washington · 18293 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.65 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 18292 days ago · 25 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.72 km NNW of Freeland, Washington · 18291 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.515 km SW of Alder, Washington · 18289 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.313 km E of Tanner, Washington · 18289 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.00 km SSE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 18289 days ago · 27 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 1.85 km W of Ashford, Washington · 18349 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.610 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 18364 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.11 km W of Lake McMurray, Washington · 18364 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.112 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 18368 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.65 km ENE of Elbe, Washington · 18376 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 3.06 km NE of Elbe, Washington · 18377 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10841668. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:46 AM UTC.