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M1.5 earthquake 8 km SW of Camano, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 8 km SW of Camano, Washington on Fri, Oct 1, 2004, 12:45 PM PDT (19:45 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 2 km NE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2004-10-01 19:45:48 UTC
Depth
26.2 km (16.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.123° N, 122.611° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.32 km NE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 8035 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.52 km ESE of Sudden Valley, Washington · 8034 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.75 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 8031 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.64 km SE of Oso, Washington · 8030 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.62 km SE of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 8006 days ago · 25 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.54 km N of White Center, Washington · 7997 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.64 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 7990 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.22 km NE of Camano, Washington · 7985 days ago · 29 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.8Olympic Peninsula, Washington · 7984 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.85 km S of Kendall, Washington · 7984 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.62 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7983 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.15 km WSW of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 7983 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 1.623 km WNW of Brinnon, Washington · 8043 days ago · 42 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 3.14 km NNE of Jamestown, Washington · 8043 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.96 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 8048 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.83 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 8050 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.55 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 8054 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.27 km SSE of Maple Falls, Washington · 8057 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.92 km SE of Sudden Valley, Washington · 8058 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.51 km E of Maple Valley, Washington · 8059 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.65 km SE of Oso, Washington · 8059 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.59 km WSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 8063 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10624743. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:51 AM UTC.