M2.0 earthquake 5 km W of Orcas, Washington
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 5 km W of Orcas, Washington on Tue, Mar 9, 1976, 5:28 PM PST (01:28 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.1 6 km NW of Orcas, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-03-10 01:28:02 UTC
- Depth
- 10.4 km (6.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.605° N, 123.017° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 195°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.94 km NE of Alger, Washington · 18455 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.61 km ENE of Everett, Washington · 18437 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.67 km WSW of Camano, Washington · 18423 days ago · 28 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.76 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 18420 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.96 km NW of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 18409 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.61 km NE of Edmonds, Washington · 18409 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.87 km ESE of Quilcene, Washington · 18407 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.16 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 18403 days ago · 17 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.48 km NNE of Marrowstone, Washington · 18403 days ago · 53 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.414 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 18402 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10840853. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC.