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M1.8 earthquake 3 km E of Dash Point, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 3 km E of Dash Point, Washington on Fri, Sep 17, 2004, 12:42 AM PDT (07:42 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 22 km ENE of Ashford, 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
2004-09-17 07:42:12 UTC
Depth
25.9 km (16.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.313° N, 122.380° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.214 km N of Onalaska, Washington · 8043 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.623 km WNW of Brinnon, Washington · 8043 days ago · 42 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.58 km SW of Camano, Washington · 8035 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.32 km NE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 8035 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.75 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 8031 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.717 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8031 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.48 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 8021 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.611 km SW of Packwood, Washington · 8011 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.522 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 8007 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.62 km SE of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 8006 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.023 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 8005 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.523 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 7998 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.522 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 7998 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 3.222 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 7998 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.54 km N of White Center, Washington · 7997 days ago · 28 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.716 km NE of Packwood, Washington · 7994 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.514 km E of Greenwater, Washington · 7993 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 1.79 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 8054 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.55 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 8054 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.51 km E of Maple Valley, Washington · 8059 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.59 km WSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 8064 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.011 km ENE of Enumclaw, Washington · 8064 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.211 km ESE of Ashford, Washington · 8067 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.75 km NNW of Maplewood, Washington · 8068 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.617 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8069 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.04 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 8070 days ago · 28 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.717 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 8071 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.215 km NE of Packwood, Washington · 8074 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.63 km WSW of White Center, Washington · 8077 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.12 km E of Edmonds, Washington · 8078 days ago · 31 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.53 km ENE of Dash Point, Washington · 8078 days ago · 29 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10622058. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:51 AM UTC.