Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 4 km SSE of Seattle, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 4 km SSE of Seattle, Washington on Mon, Jan 24, 1977, 7:31 AM PST (15:31 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 9 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1977-01-24 15:31:55 UTC
Depth
18.4 km (11.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.570° N, 122.306° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
104°
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: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.98 km ESE of Hobart, Washington · 18136 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.87 km SW of Verlot, Washington · 18134 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.99 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18133 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.29 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18133 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.89 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18132 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.52 km W of White Center, Washington · 18132 days ago · 22 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.22 km S of Monroe, Washington · 18130 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.08 km NNE of Tanner, Washington · 18130 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.28 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 18130 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.82 km E of Edmonds, Washington · 18125 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.92 km SSE of Issaquah, Washington · 18123 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.66 km S of Sultan, Washington · 18122 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.23 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 18122 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.03 km SE of Shoreline, Washington · 18120 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.411 km SSW of Alder, Washington · 18117 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.91 km WNW of SeaTac, Washington · 18114 days ago · 23 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.412 km N of Ashford, Washington · 18113 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.31 km NW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 18111 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.78 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18110 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.8Washington · 18104 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 2.315 km WSW of Greenwater, Washington · 18098 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 2.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 18097 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 2.44 km ESE of Hobart, Washington · 18091 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 1.57 km SSE of Blyn, Washington · 18091 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 1.71 km SSW of Federal Way, Washington · 18090 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 2.1Washington · 18090 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 2.26 km E of Hobart, Washington · 18090 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 1.76 km SSE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 18089 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 2.24 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 18089 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 2.1Puget Sound region, Washington · 18088 days ago · 64 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 2.12 km ESE of Issaquah, Washington · 18087 days ago · 31 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 1.65 km WNW of White Center, Washington · 18086 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 2.316 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 18085 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 2.12 km SSE of Dash Point, Washington · 18082 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 1.78 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 18081 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 1.9Puget Sound region, Washington · 18080 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 2.010 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18148 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.013 km NNE of Tanner, Washington · 18148 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.73 km W of Mineral, Washington · 18149 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.92 km SW of Mineral, Washington · 18149 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.13 km W of Mineral, Washington · 18149 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.39 km N of Greenwater, Washington · 18152 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.22 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 18153 days ago · 23 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.93 km WSW of White Center, Washington · 18155 days ago · 29 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.25 km W of Gorst, Washington · 18156 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.02 km NW of Indianola, Washington · 18158 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.9Puget Sound region, Washington · 18162 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.07 km ENE of Jamestown, Washington · 18163 days ago · 45 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.511 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 18163 days ago · 46 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.313 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 18165 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.912 km E of Tanner, Washington · 18166 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10843048. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:58 PM UTC.