Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 7 km ESE of Quilcene, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 7 km ESE of Quilcene, Washington on Fri, Apr 30, 1976, 12:46 PM PDT (19:46 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 2 km SE of Canterwood, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-04-30 19:46:49 UTC
Depth
17.3 km (10.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.800° N, 122.786° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
132°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.53 km NE of Dash Point, Washington · 18412 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.51 km SE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 18411 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.16 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 18411 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.48 km NNE of Marrowstone, Washington · 18410 days ago · 53 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.414 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 18410 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.01 km S of Auburn, Washington · 18406 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.06 km S of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 18406 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.83 km SW of Crocker, Washington · 18405 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.63 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 18403 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.72 km SE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 18393 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.66 km WSW of Ketron, Washington · 18390 days ago · 44 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.92 km NE of Tracyton, Washington · 18382 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.72 km SE of Canterwood, Washington · 18382 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.73 km S of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 18380 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.720 km ENE of Humptulips, Washington · 18377 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.112 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 18368 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.11 km W of Lake McMurray, Washington · 18364 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.610 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 18363 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.66 km SSW of La Conner, Washington · 18362 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 2.36 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 18415 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.70 km NNE of Algona, Washington · 18416 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.61 km NE of Edmonds, Washington · 18417 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.51 km E of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 18417 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.68 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18417 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.61 km SSW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 18417 days ago · 23 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.01 km SE of Esperance, Washington · 18417 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.96 km NW of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 18417 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.72 km SW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 18417 days ago · 27 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.76 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 18428 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.67 km WSW of Camano, Washington · 18431 days ago · 28 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.62 km NE of Carnation, Washington · 18435 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.85 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 18437 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.34 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 18441 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.50 km SSW of Lynnwood, Washington · 18444 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10841283. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:14 PM UTC.