Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 2 km SE of Shoreline, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 2 km SE of Shoreline, Washington on Sat, Jan 3, 1976, 9:26 PM PST (05:26 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 2 km E of Conway, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1976-01-04 05:26:30 UTC
Depth
18.1 km (11.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.739° N, 122.311° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 5.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
109°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.11 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington · 18535 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 3.33 km SE of Bethel, Washington · 18534 days ago · 42 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.815 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 18533 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.62 km SW of Poulsbo, Washington · 18532 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.714 km SE of Verlot, Washington · 18532 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.311 km SE of Blyn, Washington · 18532 days ago · 48 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.45 km SW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 18528 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.16 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 18528 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.93 km WSW of Anacortes, Washington · 18521 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.97 km E of Verlot, Washington · 18515 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.91 km NNE of Silver Firs, Washington · 18512 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.71 km SW of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 18511 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.65 km WSW of Home, Washington · 18511 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.76 km SE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 18509 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.85 km SW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 18508 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 3.52 km E of Conway, Washington · 18508 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.52 km W of Fall City, Washington · 18499 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.56 km W of DuPont, Washington · 18499 days ago · 51 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.14 km NNE of Covington, Washington · 18497 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 2.53 km W of Monroe, Washington · 18486 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 1.811 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18484 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 1.83 km SW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 18480 days ago · 22 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.7Washington · 18479 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 1.813 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18477 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 1.61 km WSW of Roosevelt, Washington · 18536 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.92 km S of Ravensdale, Washington · 18537 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.55 km E of Longbranch, Washington · 18540 days ago · 41 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.41 km SE of Esperance, Washington · 18541 days ago · 22 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.61 km ESE of Ravensdale, Washington · 18545 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.81 km W of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington · 18546 days ago · 22 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.52 km WNW of North Bend, Washington · 18553 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.84 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 18553 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.82 km NNW of Manchester, Washington · 18556 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.72 km SSW of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 18559 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.72 km SSW of Kirkland, Washington · 18564 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.05 km NNW of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 18564 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.23 km E of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 18565 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10840433. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:29 PM UTC.