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M1.6 earthquake 1 km N of Darrington, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 1 km N of Darrington, Washington on Thu, Jul 29, 2004, 7:19 AM PDT (14:19 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 4 km NNE of Anacortes, 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
2004-07-29 14:19:43 UTC
Depth
11.3 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.266° N, 121.603° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
130°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.516 km SW of Baring, Washington · 8100 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.63 km ESE of Oso, Washington · 8099 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.04 km W of Fall City, Washington · 8090 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.51 km W of Silvana, Washington · 8090 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.34 km E of Klahanie, Washington · 8089 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.614 km SSW of Chilliwack, Canada · 8089 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.318 km E of Verlot, Washington · 8087 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.51 km NE of Lyman, Washington · 8087 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.62 km ESE of Klahanie, Washington · 8082 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.03 km NE of Wilburton, Washington · 8082 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.73 km NNW of Sumas, Washington · 8080 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.65 km SSE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 8079 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.91 km WNW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 8078 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.12 km E of Edmonds, Washington · 8078 days ago · 31 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.54 km NE of Anacortes, Washington · 8076 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.44 km NNE of Anacortes, Washington · 8076 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.03 km NE of Anacortes, Washington · 8076 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.5Washington · 8076 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.7British Columbia, Canada · 8072 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.51 km NNW of Silvana, Washington · 8071 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 1.59 km WSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 8064 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.65 km SE of Oso, Washington · 8060 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 1.92 km SE of Sudden Valley, Washington · 8059 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 2.27 km SSE of Maple Falls, Washington · 8057 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 1.55 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 8055 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.96 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 8049 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 1.658 km SSW of Princeton, Canada · 8105 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.22 km NNW of Mill Creek, Washington · 8111 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.72 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 8112 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.73 km SSE of Carnation, Washington · 8113 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.18 km SSW of Anacortes, Washington · 8116 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.26 km NNW of North Sultan, Washington · 8119 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.85 km ESE of Oso, Washington · 8125 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.110 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 8126 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10616958. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:40 PM UTC.