Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 10 km NE of North Bend, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10 km NE of North Bend, Washington on Mon, Aug 9, 1976, 7:55 PM PDT (02:55 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 17 km NE of Ashford, 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
1976-08-10 02:55:35 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.563° N, 121.691° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
191°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.57 km NNE of Skykomish, Washington · 18316 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.60 km ESE of Boulevard Park, Washington · 18307 days ago · 32 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.61 km ENE of Riverton, Washington · 18306 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.73 km ENE of Camano, Washington · 18304 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.116 km SSW of Concrete, Washington · 18303 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.53 km WSW of Issaquah, Washington · 18302 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.85 km NNE of North Bend, Washington · 18296 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.65 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 18295 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.72 km NNW of Freeland, Washington · 18294 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.313 km E of Tanner, Washington · 18292 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.00 km SSE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 18292 days ago · 27 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.63 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 18283 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.7Puget Sound region, Washington · 18279 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.92 km SSW of Sultan, Washington · 18276 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.212 km N of Ashford, Washington · 18270 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.12 km W of Eastmont, WA · 18265 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.6Washington · 18262 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.417 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 18262 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.73 km NW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 18257 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 1.52 km NW of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 18321 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.65 km W of Wauna, Washington · 18337 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.64 km SE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 18337 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.50 km N of Edmonds, Washington · 18345 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.61 km SSW of Mirrormont, Washington · 18347 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10841953. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:55 AM UTC.