M2.6 earthquake 10 km E of Humptulips, Washington
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 10 km E of Humptulips, Washington on Sat, Jun 12, 2004, 8:12 AM PDT (15:12 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 11 km ESE of Humptulips, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-06-12 15:12:09 UTC
- Depth
- -0.6 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.229° N, 123.818° W
- Region
- Washington
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.6 | Md, duration | Pacific Northwest Seismic Network | Preferred · Final · ±0.04 · 14 stations |
| 2.6 | Md, duration | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Reviewed |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (III) at Hoquiam.
From the USGS event page for uw10609783. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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 0.2 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 155°
- Stations used
- 37
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.7Olympic Peninsula, Washington · 8123 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.712 km N of Aberdeen Gardens, Washington · 8118 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.511 km ESE of Humptulips, Washington · 8103 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 44
- 2.211 km ESE of Humptulips, Washington · 8103 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.04 km W of Gorst, Washington · 8101 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.57 km NW of Quilcene, Washington · 8094 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
Before
- 1.53 km W of Gorst, Washington · 8147 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.310 km ESE of Humptulips, Washington · 8148 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.82 km NE of Bucoda, Washington · 8170 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.98 km E of Porter, Washington · 8173 days ago · 41 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.911 km ESE of Forks, Washington · 8175 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.711 km ESE of Forks, Washington · 8176 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.111 km ESE of Forks, Washington · 8176 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10609783 (also filed as usp000cxsf). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:54 AM UTC.