Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 9 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 9 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington on Mon, Nov 18, 1974, 7:04 AM PST (15:04 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 20 km ENE of Ashford, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1974-11-18 15:04:00 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.183° N, 121.871° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
206°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

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 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.120 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 18936 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.021 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 18932 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.80 km W of Fobes Hill, Washington · 18928 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.819 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 18928 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.52 km NNW of Gorst, Washington · 18926 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.514 km SW of Alder, Washington · 18926 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.63 km NNW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington · 18924 days ago · 30 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.92 km NE of Riverton, Washington · 18924 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.90 km NNE of Seattle, Washington · 18924 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.721 km S of Morton, Washington · 18923 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.62 km WNW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington · 18923 days ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.911 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 18916 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.51 km NNE of Riverton, Washington · 18896 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.42 km W of Wauna, Washington · 18895 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.619 km NE of Packwood, Washington · 18893 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.419 km NE of Packwood, Washington · 18893 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.93 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 18891 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 1.54 km WSW of Keyport, Washington · 18891 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.117 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 18890 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.52 km SW of Kenmore, Washington · 18889 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.01 km N of Riverton, Washington · 18887 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 1.94 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington · 18938 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.51 km W of Monroe, Washington · 18940 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.82 km ESE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18940 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.213 km W of Packwood, Washington · 18940 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.67 km WSW of Mineral, Washington · 18941 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.98 km ESE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 18941 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.03 km W of Belfair, Washington · 18941 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.010 km SE of Ashford, Washington · 18942 days ago · 30 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.33 km SSE of Issaquah, Washington · 18944 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.85 km SE of Bucoda, Washington · 18947 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.4Washington · 18948 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.31 km W of Hobart, Washington · 18949 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.214 km N of Onalaska, Washington · 18950 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.67 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 18950 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.218 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 18950 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.71 km SSE of Lynnwood, Washington · 18951 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.21 km WNW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 18951 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.96 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 18955 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 1.74 km WNW of Lofall, Washington · 18955 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.03 km ESE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 18957 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10859898. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:16 PM UTC.