Washington earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 8 km NW of Seattle, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 8 km NW of Seattle, Washington on Thu, Sep 5, 1974, 9:58 PM PDT (04:58 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 5 km SE of Rainier, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1974-09-06 04:58:03 UTC
Depth
16.6 km (10.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.668° N, 122.397° 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
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.010 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 19013 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.014 km WSW of Easton, Washington · 19012 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.218 km NNW of Jamestown, Washington · 19005 days ago · 43 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.92 km NNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 19004 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.119 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 18999 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.68 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18999 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.112 km NNW of Carlsborg, Washington · 18999 days ago · 46 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.711 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 18998 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.11 km W of Woods Creek, Washington · 18996 days ago · 31 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.311 km NNE of Jamestown, Washington · 18992 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.45 km SE of Rainier, Washington · 18980 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.08 km ENE of Tanner, Washington · 18971 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.83 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 18969 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.75 km SSW of Seabeck, Washington · 18969 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.96 km WSW of La Grande, Washington · 18969 days ago · 62 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.0Puget Sound region, Washington · 18968 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.03 km ESE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 18965 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.04 km SSW of Ault Field, Washington · 18964 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.74 km WNW of Lofall, Washington · 18962 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.96 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 18962 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 2.21 km WNW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 18958 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 1.71 km SSE of Lynnwood, Washington · 18958 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 1.816 km NE of Jamestown, Washington · 19019 days ago · 52 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.519 km WNW of Hoodsport, Washington · 19025 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.210 km NNW of Quilcene, Washington · 19027 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.93 km E of La Conner, Washington · 19029 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.714 km SSE of Greenwater, Washington · 19033 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.03 km N of Kingston, Washington · 19033 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.43 km WNW of Fobes Hill, Washington · 19035 days ago · 32 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.10 km WNW of Brier, Washington · 19036 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.25 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19037 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.95 km WNW of Coupeville, Washington · 19038 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.82 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 19039 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.66 km NNW of Darrington, Washington · 19041 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.25 km NNE of Vaughn, Washington · 19044 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.73 km SSW of Vashon, Washington · 19045 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10859433. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:56 PM UTC.