M1.6 earthquake 5 km NE of Waterville, Washington
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km NE of Waterville, Washington on Sat, Jan 10, 1976, 7:35 PM PST (03:35 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.8 11 km ESE of Twisp, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-01-11 03:35:49 UTC
- Depth
- 14.4 km (8.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.679° N, 120.012° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 115°
- Stations used
- 5
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.811 km ESE of Twisp, Washington · 18512 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.611 km NNE of Mattawa, Washington · 18480 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.05 km SSE of Vantage, Washington · 18469 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.84 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 18461 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10840488. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:21 PM UTC.