Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 0 km WNW of Brier, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 0 km WNW of Brier, Washington on Sun, Aug 18, 1974, 12:01 PM PDT (19:01 UTC), 20 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 3 km WNW of Fobes Hill, 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
1974-08-18 19:01:37 UTC
Depth
20.2 km (12.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.787° N, 122.287° 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, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
104°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.43 km WNW of Fobes Hill, Washington · 19040 days ago · 32 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.03 km N of Kingston, Washington · 19037 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.714 km SSE of Greenwater, Washington · 19037 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.93 km E of La Conner, Washington · 19034 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.210 km NNW of Quilcene, Washington · 19032 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.519 km WNW of Hoodsport, Washington · 19029 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.816 km NE of Jamestown, Washington · 19023 days ago · 52 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.28 km NW of Seattle, Washington · 19022 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.010 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 19017 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.014 km WSW of Easton, Washington · 19016 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.75 km E of Alger, Washington · 19012 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.218 km NNW of Jamestown, Washington · 19010 days ago · 43 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.92 km NNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 19009 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.119 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 19003 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.68 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 19003 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.112 km NNW of Carlsborg, Washington · 19003 days ago · 46 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.711 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 19003 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.11 km W of Woods Creek, Washington · 19000 days ago · 31 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.311 km NNE of Jamestown, Washington · 18996 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 2.25 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19041 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.95 km WNW of Coupeville, Washington · 19042 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.82 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 19043 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.66 km NNW of Darrington, Washington · 19046 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.25 km NNE of Vaughn, Washington · 19048 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.73 km SSW of Vashon, Washington · 19049 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.51 km WSW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 19055 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.713 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 19056 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.78 km S of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19060 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.28 km ESE of Hobart, Washington · 19066 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.63 km SW of City of Sammamish, Washington · 19066 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10859298. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:47 PM UTC.