Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 5 km NNE of North Bend, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 5 km NNE of North Bend, Washington on Tue, Aug 31, 1976, 7:08 AM PDT (14:08 UTC), 13 km (8 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
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-08-31 14:08:59 UTC
Depth
13.2 km (8.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.536° N, 121.750° 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 2.7 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
177°
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: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.65 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 18283 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.72 km NNW of Freeland, Washington · 18282 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.313 km E of Tanner, Washington · 18280 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.00 km SSE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 18280 days ago · 27 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.611 km S of Ashford, WA · 18275 days ago · 38 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.63 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 18272 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.7Puget Sound region, Washington · 18268 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.92 km SSW of Sultan, Washington · 18265 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.212 km N of Ashford, Washington · 18259 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.12 km W of Eastmont, WA · 18253 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.6Washington · 18251 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.417 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 18250 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.73 km NW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 18246 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.75 km ENE of Belfair, Washington · 18245 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.77 km NNE of North Bend, Washington · 18241 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.42 km NE of Maple Valley, Washington · 18236 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.61 km SE of Stanwood, Washington · 18235 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.97 km ENE of Hobart, Washington · 18234 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 1.91 km W of Hobart, Washington · 18234 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.84 km S of Orting, Washington · 18234 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.54 km WSW of Hansville, Washington · 18231 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 1.96 km N of Packwood, Washington · 18230 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.211 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 18229 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 1.83 km W of Eastmont, Washington · 18225 days ago · 28 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 1.53 km WSW of Issaquah, Washington · 18290 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.116 km SSW of Concrete, Washington · 18291 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.73 km ENE of Camano, Washington · 18292 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.61 km ENE of Riverton, Washington · 18294 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.60 km ESE of Boulevard Park, Washington · 18295 days ago · 32 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.57 km NNE of Skykomish, Washington · 18305 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.610 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 18305 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.52 km NW of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 18309 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10842103. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.