Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 3 km NNE of Verlot, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 3 km NNE of Verlot, Washington on Sat, Nov 1, 1975, 3:43 PM PST (23:43 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 3 km SSE of Lake Roesiger, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1975-11-01 23:43:42 UTC
Depth
11.8 km (7.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.122° N, 121.769° 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 2.9 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
184°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.93 km SSE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 18584 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.62 km SSE of Hansville, Washington · 18578 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.52 km NNE of Riverton, Washington · 18576 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.11 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 18574 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.814 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 18569 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.72 km WSW of Monroe, Washington · 18569 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.69 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 18569 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.72 km NE of Monroe, Washington · 18568 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.96 km ESE of Maplewood, Washington · 18567 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.94 km SW of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18567 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.71 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 18564 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.06 km N of Kingston, Washington · 18562 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.88 km NNW of Camano, Washington · 18562 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.23 km E of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 18554 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.05 km NNW of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 18553 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.72 km SSW of Kirkland, Washington · 18553 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.72 km SSW of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 18549 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.82 km NNW of Manchester, Washington · 18545 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.84 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 18542 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.52 km WNW of North Bend, Washington · 18542 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 1.81 km W of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington · 18536 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.61 km ESE of Ravensdale, Washington · 18534 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 2.41 km SE of Esperance, Washington · 18531 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 2.513 km W of Ault Field, Washington · 18588 days ago · 51 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.76 km NNW of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 18606 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.02 km SW of Gold Bar, Washington · 18607 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.39 km ESE of Alger, Washington · 18608 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.83 km SSE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 18612 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 3.13 km SE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 18614 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.50 km NNE of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 18614 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.92 km ESE of Tanner, Washington · 18616 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 3.47 km WNW of Anacortes, Washington · 18617 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10862133. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:55 PM UTC.