Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 2 km E of Edmonds, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 2 km E of Edmonds, Washington on Fri, Aug 20, 2004, 9:29 AM PDT (16:29 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 4 km NNE of Jamestown, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2004-08-20 16:29:19 UTC
Depth
30.7 km (19.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.809° N, 122.348° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.63 km WSW of White Center, Washington · 8077 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.54 km NE of Anacortes, Washington · 8075 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.44 km NNE of Anacortes, Washington · 8075 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.03 km NE of Anacortes, Washington · 8075 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.5Washington · 8075 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.51 km NNW of Silvana, Washington · 8070 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.04 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 8070 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.75 km NNW of Maplewood, Washington · 8068 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.011 km ENE of Enumclaw, Washington · 8064 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.59 km WSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 8064 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.65 km SE of Oso, Washington · 8060 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.51 km E of Maple Valley, Washington · 8059 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.92 km SE of Sudden Valley, Washington · 8058 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.55 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 8054 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.83 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 8050 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 3.14 km NNE of Jamestown, Washington · 8043 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.623 km WNW of Brinnon, Washington · 8043 days ago · 42 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.58 km SW of Camano, Washington · 8035 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.32 km NE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 8035 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.75 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 8031 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.64 km SE of Oso, Washington · 8030 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 1.91 km WNW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 8078 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.53 km ENE of Dash Point, Washington · 8078 days ago · 29 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.65 km SSE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 8078 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.75 km SE of Hobart, Washington · 8081 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.03 km NE of Wilburton, Washington · 8081 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.62 km ESE of Klahanie, Washington · 8081 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.60 km NW of Enetai, Washington · 8085 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.51 km NE of Lyman, Washington · 8086 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.86 km ESE of Wilkeson, Washington · 8086 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.318 km E of Verlot, Washington · 8086 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.34 km E of Klahanie, Washington · 8088 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.51 km W of Silvana, Washington · 8089 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.04 km W of Fall City, Washington · 8089 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.57 km NW of Quilcene, Washington · 8094 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.63 km ESE of Oso, Washington · 8098 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.516 km SW of Baring, Washington · 8099 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.61 km N of Darrington, Washington · 8100 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.13 km ESE of Dash Point, Washington · 8101 days ago · 27 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.04 km W of Gorst, Washington · 8102 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.73 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 8102 days ago · 27 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10614228. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:36 AM UTC.