Washington earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 16 km ESE of Verlot, Washington

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 16 km ESE of Verlot, Washington on Sat, Oct 30, 1976, 8:07 PM PDT (03:07 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-10-31 03:07:24 UTC
Depth
0.4 km (0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.042° N, 121.575° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
151°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.67 km WSW of Verlot, Washington · 18222 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.817 km SSE of Darrington, Washington · 18219 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.86 km SSW of Southworth, Washington · 18218 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.61 km ENE of Riverton, Washington · 18207 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.56 km S of La Conner, Washington · 18203 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.416 km SE of Skykomish, Washington · 18199 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.79 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 18197 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.51 km NNW of Kenmore, Washington · 18189 days ago · 56 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.60 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 18183 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.70 km WNW of Geneva, Washington · 18180 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.421 km E of Darrington, Washington · 18179 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 3.44 km W of Camano, Washington · 18174 days ago · 54 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.62 km W of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 18173 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.912 km E of Tanner, Washington · 18166 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 2.43 km SSW of Hamilton, Washington · 18224 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.83 km W of Eastmont, Washington · 18225 days ago · 28 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.54 km WSW of Hansville, Washington · 18231 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.91 km W of Hobart, Washington · 18234 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.97 km ENE of Hobart, Washington · 18234 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.61 km SE of Stanwood, Washington · 18235 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.42 km NE of Maple Valley, Washington · 18236 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.77 km NNE of North Bend, Washington · 18241 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.73 km NW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 18246 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.86 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 18250 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.6Washington · 18251 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.12 km W of Eastmont, WA · 18253 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10842483. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:17 AM UTC.