Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8 km ENE of Carnation, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km ENE of Carnation, Washington on Sat, Jan 3, 2004, 9:39 AM PST (17:39 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 1 km SSE of Enetai, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2004-01-03 17:39:16 UTC
Depth
14.7 km (9.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.666° N, 121.810° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
139°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.91 km NNE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 8307 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.80 km WNW of Woodway, Washington · 8295 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.71 km NW of Woodway, Washington · 8295 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.019 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 8295 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.43 km WNW of Federal Way, Washington · 8295 days ago · 24 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 3.61 km SSE of Enetai, Washington · 8295 days ago · 55 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 885
  7. 1.60 km ESE of Sammamish, Washington · 8292 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.023 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 8292 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.80 km NNW of Orting, Washington · 8284 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.72 km E of Waller, Washington · 8284 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.89 km SSW of Sultan, Washington · 8283 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.44 km ESE of La Conner, Washington · 8270 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.86 km W of Conway, Washington · 8268 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.94 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington · 8267 days ago · 28 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.86 km ENE of Allyn, Washington · 8263 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.63 km E of La Conner, Washington · 8257 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 1.55 km S of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 8310 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.59 km SSW of Sultan, Washington · 8322 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.81 km WSW of Silverdale, Washington · 8324 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.12 km SSW of Black Diamond, Washington · 8328 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.07 km ENE of Port Townsend, Washington · 8332 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.813 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 8336 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10596983. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:01 PM UTC.