Washington earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 3 km NE of Dash Point, Washington

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 3 km NE of Dash Point, Washington on Sat, Oct 24, 1970, 3:32 PM PDT (22:32 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (md), light
Local time
UTC
1970-10-24 22:32:08 UTC
Depth
12.4 km (7.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.338° N, 122.385° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
125°
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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.111 km NNW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 20429 days ago · 98 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.00 km NE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 20427 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.03 km ENE of Dash Point, Washington · 20423 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.012 km ESE of Buckley, Washington · 20423 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.14 km ENE of Dash Point, Washington · 20422 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.15 km SE of Vashon, Washington · 20416 days ago · 21 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.010 km SSW of Seabeck, Washington · 20412 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.611 km S of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 20403 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.37 km SW of Seabeck, Washington · 20403 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.92 km WSW of Sammamish, Washington · 20402 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 3.010 km SSE of Shelton, Washington · 20397 days ago · 39 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.91 km ESE of Redmond, Washington · 20395 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 3.32 km NW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 20394 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.10 km NNW of Enetai, Washington · 20394 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.63 km WSW of Gorst, Washington · 20388 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.10 km SE of Parkwood, Washington · 20385 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.70 km S of Wauna, Washington · 20374 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 2.85 km SSE of Seabeck, Washington · 20436 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.05 km SSW of Shoreline, Washington · 20437 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.022 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 20438 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.722 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 20438 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.74 km ENE of White Center, Washington · 20441 days ago · 25 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.75 km NW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington · 20443 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.34 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 20451 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.04 km NE of Vashon, Washington · 20452 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.13 km S of Shoreline, Washington · 20452 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.76 km SSE of Vashon, Washington · 20453 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.911 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 20454 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.514 km W of Brinnon, Washington · 20454 days ago · 44 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.84 km ENE of Kingston, Washington · 20456 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.58 km NNE of Brinnon, Washington · 20457 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.92 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 20459 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.70 km ENE of Carbonado, Washington · 20459 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.34 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 20459 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10837233. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:51 AM UTC.