Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 1 km SSW of Burlington, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 1 km SSW of Burlington, Washington on Mon, Jun 16, 1975, 6:04 PM PDT (01:04 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 1 km S of Wilburton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1975-06-17 01:04:59 UTC
Depth
22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.466° N, 122.335° 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 4.7 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
203°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.61 km S of Wilburton, Washington · 18720 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.62 km ESE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 18720 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.92 km NW of Carlsborg, Washington · 18720 days ago · 45 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.1Washington · 18713 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.02 km ESE of Duvall, Washington · 18712 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.92 km S of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 18711 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.113 km SE of Verlot, Washington · 18703 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.27 km N of Brinnon, Washington · 18702 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.56 km NE of Bryant, Washington · 18699 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.22 km S of Startup, Washington · 18692 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.84 km SSE of Monroe, Washington · 18692 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.09 km N of Hamilton, Washington · 18691 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.82 km NNE of Bay View, Washington · 18679 days ago · 24 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.82 km ESE of Silverdale, Washington · 18676 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.87 km NE of Brinnon, Washington · 18669 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.93 km E of Keyport, Washington · 18669 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.83 km E of Keyport, Washington · 18668 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.53 km NW of Chico, Washington · 18668 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.74 km NW of Oso, Washington · 18668 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.712 km NNE of Maple Falls, Washington · 18667 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 1.72 km W of Suquamish, Washington · 18729 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.51 km SW of Lynnwood, Washington · 18732 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.74 km WSW of Woodway, Washington · 18734 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.71 km ENE of Quilcene, Washington · 18735 days ago · 48 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.75 km SSE of Keyport, Washington · 18744 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.95 km SW of Lyman, Washington · 18751 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10861038. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC.