Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 8 km NNE of Waterville, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 8 km NNE of Waterville, Washington on Fri, Dec 3, 1976, 6:57 AM PST (14:57 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 4 km W of Waterville, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-12-03 14:57:07 UTC
Depth
2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.718° N, 120.039° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
137°
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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.615 km E of Mansfield, Washington · 18190 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 3.14 km W of Waterville, Washington · 18181 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.77 km W of Entiat, Washington · 18176 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.019 km E of Mansfield, Washington · 18175 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.65 km N of Entiat, Washington · 18174 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.65 km W of Entiat, Washington · 18162 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.820 km N of Leavenworth, Washington · 18161 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.73 km NNE of Entiat, Washington · 18160 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.85 km NE of Royal City, Washington · 18152 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 3.25 km NE of Royal City, Washington · 18136 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.75 km W of Waterville, Washington · 18134 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away

Before

  1. 2.416 km SE of Skykomish, Washington · 18199 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10842658. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:41 PM UTC.