M2.8 earthquake 4 km NNE of Anacortes, Washington
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 4 km NNE of Anacortes, Washington on Thu, Jun 24, 2004, 12:57 AM PDT (07:57 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-06-24 07:57:52 UTC
- Depth
- 19.5 km (12.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.548° N, 122.601° W
- Region
- Washington
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.8 | Md, duration | Pacific Northwest Seismic Network | Preferred · Final · ±0.04 · 16 stations |
| 2.8 | Md, duration | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Reviewed |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt at Anacortes.
From the USGS event page for uw10613813. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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, 1.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 78°
- Stations used
- 43
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.21 km N of Big Lake, Washington · 8133 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.01 km N of Big Lake, Washington · 8132 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.85 km ESE of Oso, Washington · 8125 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.611 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 8121 days ago · 27 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.26 km NNW of North Sultan, Washington · 8119 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.18 km SSW of Anacortes, Washington · 8116 days ago · 23 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.718 km SSW of Point Roberts, Washington · 8112 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.22 km NNW of Mill Creek, Washington · 8111 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.61 km N of Darrington, Washington · 8101 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.63 km ESE of Oso, Washington · 8099 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.57 km NW of Quilcene, Washington · 8095 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.51 km W of Silvana, Washington · 8090 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.614 km SSW of Chilliwack, Canada · 8089 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.318 km E of Verlot, Washington · 8087 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.51 km NE of Lyman, Washington · 8087 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.5British Columbia, Canada · 8083 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.86 km W of Orcas, Washington · 8080 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.73 km NNW of Sumas, Washington · 8080 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.65 km SSE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 8079 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.91 km WNW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 8079 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.12 km E of Edmonds, Washington · 8078 days ago · 31 km deep · 84 km away
Before
- 1.910 km NE of Verlot, Washington · 8142 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.66 km NE of Verlot, Washington · 8142 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.810 km NNE of Concrete, Washington · 8148 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.812 km NNE of Concrete, Washington · 8148 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.53 km ESE of Oso, Washington · 8157 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.019 km ENE of Darrington, Washington · 8162 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10613813 (also filed as usp000cyn6). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:08 AM UTC.