Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 2 km SSW of Sultan, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 2 km SSW of Sultan, Washington on Sun, Sep 19, 1976, 2:32 PM PDT (21:32 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 12 km W of Brinnon, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-09-19 21:32:18 UTC
Depth
13.6 km (8.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.838° N, 121.832° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
140°
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: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.212 km W of Brinnon, Washington · 18261 days ago · 44 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.12 km W of Eastmont, WA · 18254 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.6Washington · 18252 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.86 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 18251 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.73 km NW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 18247 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.75 km ENE of Belfair, Washington · 18246 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.77 km NNE of North Bend, Washington · 18242 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.42 km NE of Maple Valley, Washington · 18237 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.61 km SE of Stanwood, Washington · 18237 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.97 km ENE of Hobart, Washington · 18236 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.91 km W of Hobart, Washington · 18235 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.84 km S of Orting, Washington · 18235 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.54 km WSW of Hansville, Washington · 18233 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.211 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 18230 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.83 km W of Eastmont, Washington · 18226 days ago · 28 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.43 km SSW of Hamilton, Washington · 18225 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 2.516 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 18225 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.67 km WSW of Verlot, Washington · 18223 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.817 km SSE of Darrington, Washington · 18221 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.86 km SSW of Southworth, Washington · 18219 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 1.61 km ENE of Riverton, Washington · 18209 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 1.7Puget Sound region, Washington · 18269 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.63 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 18273 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.15 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 18277 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.00 km SSE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 18281 days ago · 27 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.313 km E of Tanner, Washington · 18282 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 4.76 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 18283 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.72 km NNW of Freeland, Washington · 18284 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.65 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 18285 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.85 km NNE of North Bend, Washington · 18285 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.53 km WSW of Issaquah, Washington · 18291 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.116 km SSW of Concrete, Washington · 18293 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.73 km ENE of Camano, Washington · 18293 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.61 km ENE of Riverton, Washington · 18295 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10842233. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:24 PM UTC.