M2.4 earthquake 7 km NW of Touchet, Washington
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 7 km NW of Touchet, Washington on Sat, Jul 17, 1976, 4:02 PM PDT (23:02 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 7 km NW of Touchet, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-07-17 23:02:10 UTC
- Depth
- 3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.078° N, 118.749° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 114°
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.17 km NW of Touchet, Washington · 18323 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.89 km SE of Starbuck, Washington · 18311 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.66 km NNE of Hatton, Washington · 18290 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.77 km WNW of Highland, Washington · 18281 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10841768. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:21 PM UTC.