Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 4 km ENE of Dash Point, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 4 km ENE of Dash Point, Washington on Sat, Oct 31, 1970, 10:28 PM PST (06:28 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 2 km NW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1970-11-01 06:28:03 UTC
Depth
16.9 km (10.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.338° N, 122.378° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
126°
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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.15 km SE of Vashon, Washington · 20418 days ago · 21 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.010 km SSW of Seabeck, Washington · 20413 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.611 km S of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 20404 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.37 km SW of Seabeck, Washington · 20404 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.92 km WSW of Sammamish, Washington · 20403 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 3.010 km SSE of Shelton, Washington · 20399 days ago · 39 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.91 km ESE of Redmond, Washington · 20396 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 3.32 km NW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 20395 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.10 km NNW of Enetai, Washington · 20395 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.63 km WSW of Gorst, Washington · 20389 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.10 km SE of Parkwood, Washington · 20386 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.70 km S of Wauna, Washington · 20375 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.25 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 20368 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 2.012 km ESE of Buckley, Washington · 20424 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.03 km ENE of Dash Point, Washington · 20424 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.00 km NE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 20428 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.111 km NNW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 20430 days ago · 98 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 4.13 km NE of Dash Point, Washington · 20431 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.85 km SSE of Seabeck, Washington · 20437 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.05 km SSW of Shoreline, Washington · 20439 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.022 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 20439 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.722 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 20439 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.74 km ENE of White Center, Washington · 20442 days ago · 25 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.75 km NW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington · 20445 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.34 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 20452 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10837273. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC.