M2.4 earthquake 14 km WNW of Orcas, Washington
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 14 km WNW of Orcas, Washington on Wed, May 5, 1976, 12:23 PM PDT (19:23 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 10 km ESE of Salt Spring Island, Canada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-05-05 19:23:10 UTC
- Depth
- 14.5 km (9.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.640° N, 123.125° 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 3.6 km horizontally, 12.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 221°, poorly surrounded by stations
- 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.110 km ESE of Salt Spring Island, Canada · 18391 days ago · 62 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.11 km W of Lake McMurray, Washington · 18355 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.66 km SSW of La Conner, Washington · 18354 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.99 km SSW of Hamilton, Washington · 18342 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
Before
- 2.48 km NNE of Marrowstone, Washington · 18402 days ago · 53 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.16 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 18403 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.87 km ESE of Quilcene, Washington · 18407 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.96 km NW of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 18409 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.76 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 18420 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.67 km WSW of Camano, Washington · 18423 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10841328. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:09 AM UTC.