Washington earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 16 km SE of Skykomish, Washington

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 16 km SE of Skykomish, Washington on Wed, Nov 24, 1976, 4:28 AM PST (12:28 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 4 km W of Waterville, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-11-24 12:28:56 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.611° N, 121.197° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.79 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 18198 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.78 km NNE of Waterville, Washington · 18190 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.51 km NNW of Kenmore, Washington · 18189 days ago · 56 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.60 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 18184 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 3.14 km W of Waterville, Washington · 18180 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.421 km E of Darrington, Washington · 18179 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.77 km W of Entiat, Washington · 18176 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.84 km NNW of Dash Point, Washington · 18175 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.65 km N of Entiat, Washington · 18174 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.62 km W of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 18173 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.912 km E of Tanner, Washington · 18166 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.65 km W of Entiat, Washington · 18162 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.9Puget Sound region, Washington · 18161 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.820 km N of Leavenworth, Washington · 18161 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.73 km NNE of Entiat, Washington · 18160 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.93 km WSW of White Center, Washington · 18155 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.22 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 18153 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.39 km N of Greenwater, Washington · 18151 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.013 km NNE of Tanner, Washington · 18147 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.010 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18147 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 1.61 km ENE of Riverton, Washington · 18207 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.924 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 18212 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 3.122 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 18212 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.817 km SSE of Darrington, Washington · 18219 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.67 km WSW of Verlot, Washington · 18222 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.516 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 18224 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.83 km W of Eastmont, Washington · 18225 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.211 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 18229 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10842613. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:09 PM UTC.