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M1.6 earthquake 8 km E of Deming, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km E of Deming, Washington on Sun, Dec 19, 2004, 12:14 AM PST (08:14 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 32 km NE of Marblemount, 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
2004-12-19 08:14:43 UTC
Depth
12.2 km (7.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.831° N, 122.096° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 4.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
136°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.78 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 7952 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.83 km ESE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7946 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.59 km WNW of Ault Field, Washington · 7938 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.84 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 7928 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.914 km SSE of Oak Bay, Canada · 7926 days ago · 47 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.65 km NW of Bay View, Washington · 7921 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.36 km ENE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7911 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 3.19 km NNW of Freeland, Washington · 7911 days ago · 32 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 322
  9. 3.232 km NE of Marblemount, Washington · 7908 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.932 km NE of Marblemount, Washington · 7908 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.635 km NE of Marblemount, Washington · 7908 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.66 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7906 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.76 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7904 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 2.07 km ESE of Abbotsford, Canada · 7984 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.62 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7984 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.85 km S of Kendall, Washington · 7984 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.22 km NE of Camano, Washington · 7986 days ago · 29 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10630568. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:49 PM UTC.