Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 4 km WSW of Seattle, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 4 km WSW of Seattle, Washington on Tue, Jun 4, 1974, 3:43 PM PDT (22:43 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 0 km NNW of Seattle, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1974-06-04 22:43:50 UTC
Depth
1.7 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.584° N, 122.386° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
201°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19109 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.516 km WSW of Alder, Washington · 19106 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.93 km NE of Quilcene, Washington · 19104 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.813 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 19103 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.114 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 19103 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.90 km SW of Lakeland South, Washington · 19099 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.925 km W of Skokomish, Washington · 19098 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.94 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19096 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.55 km SW of Lofall, Washington · 19093 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.04 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19092 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.80 km NNW of Seattle, Washington · 19091 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.72 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19091 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.60 km NW of Seattle, Washington · 19088 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.60 km W of Seattle, Washington · 19088 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.70 km NNW of Seattle, Washington · 19088 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.514 km S of Port Angeles East, Washington · 19088 days ago · 47 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.93 km SSE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 19082 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.11 km SE of Port Townsend, Washington · 19078 days ago · 48 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.32 km SW of Rosedale, Washington · 19075 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.70 km ESE of Woodinville, Washington · 19073 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 1.72 km SW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 19073 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 1.93 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19070 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 1.63 km SW of City of Sammamish, Washington · 19061 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 2.28 km ESE of Hobart, Washington · 19060 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 1.78 km S of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19054 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 1.713 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 19051 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 1.51 km WSW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 19050 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 1.61 km SSE of Seattle, Washington · 19110 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.26 km NW of Roy, Washington · 19111 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.61 km SSW of Ravensdale, Washington · 19118 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.70 km E of Ravensdale, Washington · 19118 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.52 km SSE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 19120 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.94 km SE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 19120 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 3.34 km SE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 19120 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.22 km WNW of Hobart, Washington · 19121 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.01 km E of Skokomish, Washington · 19121 days ago · 45 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.93 km NE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 19121 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 3.03 km WSW of Ravensdale, Washington · 19123 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.93 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19123 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.64 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19123 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.117 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 19126 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.025 km N of Packwood, Washington · 19128 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 4.08 km ESE of Jamestown, Washington · 19129 days ago · 48 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.67 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 19131 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 19135 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10858913. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:35 AM UTC.