Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 15 km SSW of Blyn, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 15 km SSW of Blyn, Washington on Fri, Aug 22, 1975, 12:43 AM PDT (07:43 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 2 km W of Fall City, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1975-08-22 07:43:02 UTC
Depth
38.7 km (24.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.906° N, 123.120° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
109°
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: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.42 km W of Fall City, Washington · 18659 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.22 km N of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 18659 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 3.06 km N of Olympia, Washington · 18658 days ago · 43 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.36 km E of Marrowstone, Washington · 18656 days ago · 24 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.14 km NE of Carnation, Washington · 18655 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.53 km N of Kingston, Washington · 18651 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.68 km W of Gorst, Washington · 18645 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.61 km WNW of Mirrormont, Washington · 18642 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.02 km SW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 18642 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.92 km WNW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington · 18641 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.00 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington · 18641 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.03 km WSW of Woodway, Washington · 18641 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.83 km SSE of La Conner, Washington · 18638 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.56 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 18636 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.51 km NNW of Tukwila, Washington · 18635 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.66 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 18635 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.06 km SW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 18635 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.96 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 18633 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.91 km NW of Mill Creek, Washington · 18633 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.16 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 18630 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 3.56 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 18625 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 2.56 km SE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 18623 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 1.98 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 18622 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 1.65 km SE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 18622 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 1.83 km S of Orcas, Washington · 18621 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 1.63 km WNW of Victoria, Canada · 18619 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 3.47 km WNW of Anacortes, Washington · 18617 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 2.50 km NNE of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 18614 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 3.13 km SE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 18614 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 2.83 km SSE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 18612 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.76 km NNW of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 18607 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 1.59 km SSW of Seabeck, Washington · 18666 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.74 km NW of Oso, Washington · 18668 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.53 km NW of Chico, Washington · 18669 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.83 km E of Keyport, Washington · 18669 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.93 km E of Keyport, Washington · 18669 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.87 km NE of Brinnon, Washington · 18669 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.82 km ESE of Silverdale, Washington · 18676 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.82 km NNE of Bay View, Washington · 18679 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 3.42 km NE of Dash Point, Washington · 18689 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10861488. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:52 AM UTC.