M2.1 earthquake 10 km NE of Forks, Washington
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 10 km NE of Forks, Washington on Fri, Dec 17, 2004, 2:14 PM PST (22:14 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-12-17 22:14:50 UTC
- Depth
- 19.6 km (12.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.023° N, 124.306° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.02
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 108°
- 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.52 km WSW of Langford, Canada · 7931 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.914 km SSE of Oak Bay, Canada · 7927 days ago · 47 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.711 km SSW of North Saanich, Canada · 7925 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10628568. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:20 PM UTC.