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M1.6 earthquake 0 km W of Seattle, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 0 km W 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, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1974-06-26 05:16:51 UTC
Depth
-0.8 km (-0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.605° N, 122.341° 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
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
128°
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: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.70 km NNW of Seattle, Washington · 19090 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.514 km S of Port Angeles East, Washington · 19090 days ago · 47 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.93 km SSE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 19084 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.11 km SE of Port Townsend, Washington · 19080 days ago · 48 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.32 km SW of Rosedale, Washington · 19077 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.70 km ESE of Woodinville, Washington · 19075 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.72 km SW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 19075 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.93 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19072 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.63 km SW of City of Sammamish, Washington · 19063 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.28 km ESE of Hobart, Washington · 19063 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.78 km S of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19057 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.713 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 19053 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.51 km WSW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 19052 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.06 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 19051 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.73 km SSW of Vashon, Washington · 19046 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.25 km NNE of Vaughn, Washington · 19045 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.07 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 19043 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.66 km NNW of Darrington, Washington · 19042 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.82 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 19040 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.95 km WNW of Coupeville, Washington · 19039 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 2.25 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19038 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 2.10 km WNW of Brier, Washington · 19037 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 2.43 km WNW of Fobes Hill, Washington · 19036 days ago · 32 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 2.03 km N of Kingston, Washington · 19034 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 1.714 km SSE of Greenwater, Washington · 19033 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.93 km E of La Conner, Washington · 19030 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 1.60 km NW of Seattle, Washington · 19090 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.72 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19093 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.80 km NNW of Seattle, Washington · 19094 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.04 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19094 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.55 km SW of Lofall, Washington · 19095 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.94 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19098 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.925 km W of Skokomish, Washington · 19100 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.90 km SW of Lakeland South, Washington · 19102 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.114 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 19105 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.813 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 19106 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.93 km NE of Quilcene, Washington · 19106 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.516 km WSW of Alder, Washington · 19108 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.73 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19111 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.04 km WSW of Seattle, Washington · 19112 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.61 km SSE of Seattle, Washington · 19112 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.26 km NW of Roy, Washington · 19113 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.61 km SSW of Ravensdale, Washington · 19120 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.70 km E of Ravensdale, Washington · 19120 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10859098. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:18 PM UTC.