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M1.7 earthquake 14 km SE of Verlot, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 14 km SE of Verlot, Washington on Wed, Jan 7, 1976, 12:31 AM PST (08:31 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 11 km SE of Blyn, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-01-07 08:31:01 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.017° N, 121.621° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
195°, 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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.311 km SE of Blyn, Washington · 18521 days ago · 48 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.45 km SW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 18516 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.16 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 18516 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.93 km WSW of Anacortes, Washington · 18509 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.97 km E of Verlot, Washington · 18504 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.91 km NNE of Silver Firs, Washington · 18501 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.71 km SW of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 18500 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.76 km SE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 18498 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.85 km SW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 18497 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 3.52 km E of Conway, Washington · 18497 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.52 km W of Fall City, Washington · 18488 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.14 km NNE of Covington, Washington · 18486 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.53 km W of Monroe, Washington · 18475 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.811 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18473 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.83 km SW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 18469 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.7Washington · 18468 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.813 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18466 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.52 km SSE of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 18463 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 1.62 km SW of Poulsbo, Washington · 18521 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.815 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 18522 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 3.33 km SE of Bethel, Washington · 18523 days ago · 42 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.11 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington · 18523 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.92 km SE of Shoreline, Washington · 18524 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.61 km WSW of Roosevelt, Washington · 18524 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.92 km S of Ravensdale, Washington · 18526 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.41 km SE of Esperance, Washington · 18530 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.61 km ESE of Ravensdale, Washington · 18534 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.81 km W of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington · 18535 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.52 km WNW of North Bend, Washington · 18541 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.84 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 18542 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.82 km NNW of Manchester, Washington · 18545 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.72 km SSW of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 18548 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10840468. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:17 AM UTC.