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M1.5 earthquake 3 km W of Gorst, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 3 km W of Gorst, Washington on Sat, Jun 12, 2004, 1:47 AM PDT (08:47 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 11 km ESE of Humptulips, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2004-06-12 08:47:05 UTC
Depth
21.3 km (13.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.523° N, 122.751° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.610 km E of Humptulips, Washington · 8147 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.53 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 8143 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.66 km S of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 8135 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.77 km S of Lake Morton-Berrydale, Washington · 8135 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.02 km N of Maple Valley, Washington · 8130 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.110 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 8126 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.7Olympic Peninsula, Washington · 8124 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.73 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 8121 days ago · 28 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.611 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 8121 days ago · 27 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.26 km NNW of North Sultan, Washington · 8119 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.712 km N of Aberdeen Gardens, Washington · 8118 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.73 km SSE of Carnation, Washington · 8112 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.72 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 8111 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.22 km NNW of Mill Creek, Washington · 8110 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.04 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 8103 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 3.511 km ESE of Humptulips, Washington · 8103 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 44
  17. 2.211 km ESE of Humptulips, Washington · 8103 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.73 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 8102 days ago · 27 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 2.04 km W of Gorst, Washington · 8102 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.13 km ESE of Dash Point, Washington · 8101 days ago · 27 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 1.516 km SW of Baring, Washington · 8099 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 2.57 km NW of Quilcene, Washington · 8094 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.04 km W of Fall City, Washington · 8089 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 1.51 km W of Silvana, Washington · 8089 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 2.34 km E of Klahanie, Washington · 8089 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 2.33 km ESE of Dash Point, Washington · 8148 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.310 km ESE of Humptulips, Washington · 8149 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.53 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 8151 days ago · 28 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.72 km SE of Browns Point, Washington · 8159 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.90 km W of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 8166 days ago · 28 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.82 km NE of Bucoda, Washington · 8170 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.98 km E of Porter, Washington · 8173 days ago · 41 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10609563. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:06 AM UTC.