Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 13 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 13 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington on Tue, Mar 2, 1976, 11:41 AM PST (19:41 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 6 km W of Easton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-03-02 19:41:36 UTC
Depth
10.9 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.634° N, 121.731° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
182°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.52 km SSE of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 18463 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.06 km W of Easton, Washington · 18459 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.50 km NE of Lynnwood, Washington · 18452 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.516 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18451 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.89 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 18447 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.622 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 18446 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.61 km ENE of Everett, Washington · 18437 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.50 km SSW of Lynnwood, Washington · 18436 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.34 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 18433 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.85 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 18430 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.615 km S of Leavenworth, Washington · 18428 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.62 km NE of Carnation, Washington · 18427 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.67 km WSW of Camano, Washington · 18424 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.72 km SW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 18410 days ago · 27 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.01 km SE of Esperance, Washington · 18409 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.61 km SSW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 18409 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.68 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18409 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.51 km E of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 18409 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.61 km NE of Edmonds, Washington · 18409 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.70 km NNE of Algona, Washington · 18409 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.36 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 18407 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.87 km ESE of Quilcene, Washington · 18407 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 1.7Washington · 18468 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.83 km SW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 18469 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.811 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18474 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.53 km W of Monroe, Washington · 18476 days ago · 24 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.14 km NNE of Covington, Washington · 18486 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.56 km W of DuPont, Washington · 18488 days ago · 51 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.52 km W of Fall City, Washington · 18488 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10840798. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:46 PM UTC.