M3.0 earthquake 12 km W of Pomeroy, Washington
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 12 km W of Pomeroy, Washington on Mon, Jun 14, 1976, 6:01 PM PDT (01:01 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 7 km NW of Touchet, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-06-15 01:01:45 UTC
- Depth
- -0.2 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.465° N, 117.766° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.33
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 257°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.319 km W of Pomeroy, Washington · 18351 days ago · 38 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.75 km ENE of Lind, Washington · 18344 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.88 km E of Connell, Washington · 18342 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.86 km E of Connell, Washington · 18342 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.94 km ENE of Lind, Washington · 18335 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.47 km NW of Touchet, Washington · 18328 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.17 km NW of Touchet, Washington · 18322 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.89 km SE of Starbuck, Washington · 18310 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.15 km WSW of Endicott, Washington · 18307 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10841548. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:57 AM UTC.