Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 0 km NW of Seattle, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 0 km NW of Seattle, Washington on Tue, Jun 25, 1974, 10:16 PM PDT (05:16 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 2 km E of Dash Point, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1974-06-26 05:16:04 UTC
Depth
-0.7 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.612° N, 122.338° 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
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
10

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 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.60 km W of Seattle, Washington · 19090 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.70 km NNW of Seattle, Washington · 19090 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.514 km S of Port Angeles East, Washington · 19089 days ago · 47 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.93 km SSE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 19084 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.11 km SE of Port Townsend, Washington · 19080 days ago · 48 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.32 km SW of Rosedale, Washington · 19076 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.70 km ESE of Woodinville, Washington · 19075 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.72 km SW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 19074 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.93 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19071 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.63 km SW of City of Sammamish, Washington · 19062 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.28 km ESE of Hobart, Washington · 19062 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.78 km S of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19056 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.713 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 19052 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.51 km WSW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 19051 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.06 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 19050 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.73 km SSW of Vashon, Washington · 19045 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.25 km NNE of Vaughn, Washington · 19044 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.07 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 19042 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.66 km NNW of Darrington, Washington · 19042 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.82 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 19039 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 1.95 km WNW of Coupeville, Washington · 19038 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 2.25 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19037 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 2.10 km WNW of Brier, Washington · 19036 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 2.43 km WNW of Fobes Hill, Washington · 19035 days ago · 32 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 2.03 km N of Kingston, Washington · 19033 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 1.714 km SSE of Greenwater, Washington · 19033 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.93 km E of La Conner, Washington · 19030 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 1.72 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19092 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.80 km NNW of Seattle, Washington · 19093 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.04 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19093 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.55 km SW of Lofall, Washington · 19094 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.94 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19097 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.925 km W of Skokomish, Washington · 19100 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.90 km SW of Lakeland South, Washington · 19101 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.114 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 19104 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.813 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 19105 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.93 km NE of Quilcene, Washington · 19106 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.516 km WSW of Alder, Washington · 19107 days ago · 28 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.73 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19110 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.04 km WSW of Seattle, Washington · 19111 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.61 km SSE of Seattle, Washington · 19111 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.26 km NW of Roy, Washington · 19112 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.61 km SSW of Ravensdale, Washington · 19120 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.70 km E of Ravensdale, Washington · 19120 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10859093. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:16 PM UTC.