M1.9 earthquake 12 km W of Quincy, Washington
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 12 km W of Quincy, Washington on Fri, May 7, 1976, 10:18 AM PDT (17:18 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.2 4 km SSE of Entiat, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-05-07 17:18:41 UTC
- Depth
- 0.2 km (0.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.235° N, 120.014° 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 0.8 km horizontally
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.26
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 161°
- 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.24 km SSE of Entiat, Washington · 18395 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.617 km ENE of George, Washington · 18395 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.818 km ENE of George, Washington · 18394 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.817 km ENE of George, Washington · 18394 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.17 km N of Waterville, Washington · 18392 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.112 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 18391 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.919 km NE of Warden, Washington · 18366 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.010 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 18362 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
Before
- 2.16 km S of Granite Falls, Washington · 18416 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.922 km E of Desert Aire, Washington · 18418 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.59 km N of Chelan, Washington · 18420 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.615 km S of Leavenworth, Washington · 18428 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
Earthquakes todayWashington earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10841338. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:44 PM UTC.