M2.3 earthquake 19 km W of Pomeroy, Washington
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 19 km W of Pomeroy, Washington on Thu, Jun 24, 1976, 12:45 PM PDT (19:45 UTC), 38 km (24 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
- 2.3 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-06-24 19:45:06 UTC
- Depth
- 38.2 km (23.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.497° N, 117.850° 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 6.6 km horizontally
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.34
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 302°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.75 km ENE of Lind, Washington · 18349 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.88 km E of Connell, Washington · 18347 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.86 km E of Connell, Washington · 18347 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.94 km ENE of Lind, Washington · 18340 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.47 km NW of Touchet, Washington · 18333 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.17 km NW of Touchet, Washington · 18327 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.89 km SE of Starbuck, Washington · 18315 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.15 km WSW of Endicott, Washington · 18312 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10841588. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 2:24 AM UTC.