Washington earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 2 km E of Dash Point, Washington

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 2 km E of Dash Point, Washington on Thu, Aug 15, 1974, 4:33 PM PDT (23:33 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1974-08-15 23:33:04 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.323° N, 122.398° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.25 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19036 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.10 km WNW of Brier, Washington · 19035 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.43 km WNW of Fobes Hill, Washington · 19035 days ago · 32 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.03 km N of Kingston, Washington · 19032 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.714 km SSE of Greenwater, Washington · 19032 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.210 km NNW of Quilcene, Washington · 19027 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.519 km WNW of Hoodsport, Washington · 19024 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.827 km SSE of Greenwater, Washington · 19023 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.07 km SW of Morton, Washington · 19022 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.022 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 19017 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.28 km NW of Seattle, Washington · 19017 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.010 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 19012 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.014 km WSW of Easton, Washington · 19011 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.612 km SE of Ashford, Washington · 19009 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.92 km NNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 19004 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.911 km SE of Ashford, Washington · 19003 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.119 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 18998 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.68 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18998 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.711 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 18998 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.11 km W of Woods Creek, Washington · 18995 days ago · 31 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 2.45 km SE of Rainier, Washington · 18979 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 2.113 km ESE of Ashford, Washington · 19039 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.07 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 19041 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.25 km NNE of Vaughn, Washington · 19043 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.73 km SSW of Vashon, Washington · 19045 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.06 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 19050 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.34 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 19050 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.51 km WSW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 19050 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.610 km NNW of Onalaska, Washington · 19051 days ago · 34 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.713 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 19052 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.78 km S of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19055 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.28 km ESE of Hobart, Washington · 19061 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.63 km SW of City of Sammamish, Washington · 19061 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10859278 (also filed as usp00007n1). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:21 PM UTC.