M2.2 earthquake 7 km S of Malott, Washington
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 7 km S of Malott, Washington on Tue, Dec 14, 2004, 4:43 PM PST (00:43 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 3 km WNW of Waterville, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-12-15 00:43:21 UTC
- Depth
- -1.0 km (-0.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.216° N, 119.701° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 217°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 14
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.27 km S of Malott, Washington · 7961 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.810 km NNE of Brewster, Washington · 7956 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.110 km S of Entiat, Washington · 7954 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.552 km WSW of Twisp, Washington · 7938 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.53 km SE of Entiat, Washington · 7923 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.33 km WNW of Waterville, Washington · 7909 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10625718. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:40 PM UTC.