Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 2 km NE of Bucoda, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 2 km NE of Bucoda, Washington on Wed, May 19, 2004, 9:50 PM PDT (04:50 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 17 km W of Packwood, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2004-05-20 04:50:08 UTC
Depth
20.7 km (12.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.814° N, 122.845° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
33

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 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.72 km SE of Browns Point, Washington · 8159 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.633 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 8158 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.78 km E of Ashford, Washington · 8157 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.53 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 8151 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.310 km ESE of Humptulips, Washington · 8148 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.33 km ESE of Dash Point, Washington · 8148 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.53 km W of Gorst, Washington · 8147 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.610 km E of Humptulips, Washington · 8147 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.53 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 8143 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.616 km W of Packwood, Washington · 8138 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.77 km S of Lake Morton-Berrydale, Washington · 8135 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 3.917 km W of Packwood, Washington · 8133 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 173
  13. 2.316 km W of Packwood, Washington · 8133 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.516 km W of Packwood, Washington · 8133 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.02 km N of Maple Valley, Washington · 8130 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.7Olympic Peninsula, Washington · 8123 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.73 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 8120 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.712 km N of Aberdeen Gardens, Washington · 8118 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.5Washington · 8112 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.72 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 8111 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 2.98 km E of Porter, Washington · 8173 days ago · 41 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.32 km SSE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 8190 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.92 km WNW of Ashford, Washington · 8197 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10610888. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:52 AM UTC.