Washington earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 2 km SW of Kenmore, Washington

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 2 km SW of Kenmore, Washington on Sun, Jan 5, 1975, 4:09 PM PST (00:09 UTC), 15 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 5 km WSW of Mount Vernon, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1975-01-06 00:09:40 UTC
Depth
15.4 km (9.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.742° N, 122.260° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
106°
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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.85 km WSW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 18886 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.01 km N of Riverton, Washington · 18886 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.34 km S of Anacortes, Washington · 18878 days ago · 45 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.313 km SE of Skykomish, Washington · 18874 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.60 km N of Riverton, Washington · 18873 days ago · 24 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.13 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 18871 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.92 km NW of Redmond, Washington · 18861 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.81 km WNW of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18858 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.01 km WSW of Mirrormont, Washington · 18857 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.75 km NNE of Vaughn, Washington · 18841 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.54 km NW of Wauna, Washington · 18835 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.913 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 18834 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.05 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 18830 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 1.54 km WSW of Keyport, Washington · 18890 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.93 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 18890 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.42 km W of Wauna, Washington · 18894 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.51 km NNE of Riverton, Washington · 18895 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.14 km SW of Hamilton, Washington · 18909 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.13 km SSW of Lyman, Washington · 18909 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.83 km SW of Hamilton, Washington · 18909 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.84 km E of Big Lake, Washington · 18916 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10860323. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:02 AM UTC.