Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 2 km NNW of Maple Valley, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 2 km NNW of Maple Valley, Washington on Wed, Sep 18, 1974, 9:52 PM PDT (04:52 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 5 km SE of Bucoda, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1974-09-19 04:52:08 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.416° N, 122.066° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
134°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.911 km SE of Ashford, Washington · 19003 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.119 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 18998 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.68 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18998 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.711 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 18998 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.11 km W of Woods Creek, Washington · 18995 days ago · 31 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.45 km SE of Rainier, Washington · 18979 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.08 km ENE of Tanner, Washington · 18970 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.83 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 18969 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.75 km SSW of Seabeck, Washington · 18969 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.96 km WSW of La Grande, Washington · 18968 days ago · 62 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.0Puget Sound region, Washington · 18968 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.03 km ESE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 18964 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.74 km WNW of Lofall, Washington · 18962 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.96 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 18961 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.21 km WNW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 18958 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.71 km SSE of Lynnwood, Washington · 18957 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.218 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 18956 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.67 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 18956 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.214 km N of Onalaska, Washington · 18956 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.31 km W of Hobart, Washington · 18955 days ago · 19 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.4Washington · 18954 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 2.85 km SE of Bucoda, Washington · 18953 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 2.33 km SSE of Issaquah, Washington · 18950 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 2.010 km SE of Ashford, Washington · 18948 days ago · 30 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 2.03 km W of Belfair, Washington · 18948 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 1.98 km ESE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 18947 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.67 km WSW of Mineral, Washington · 18947 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 2.213 km W of Packwood, Washington · 18947 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.82 km ESE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18947 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 1.51 km W of Monroe, Washington · 18946 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 1.511 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 18946 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.94 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington · 18945 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 2.612 km SE of Ashford, Washington · 19009 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.014 km WSW of Easton, Washington · 19011 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.010 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 19012 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.28 km NW of Seattle, Washington · 19017 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.022 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 19017 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.827 km SSE of Greenwater, Washington · 19023 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.519 km WNW of Hoodsport, Washington · 19024 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.210 km NNW of Quilcene, Washington · 19027 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.714 km SSE of Greenwater, Washington · 19032 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.03 km N of Kingston, Washington · 19032 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10859503. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:40 PM UTC.