Washington earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 7 km NW of Quilcene, Washington

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 7 km NW of Quilcene, Washington on Wed, Aug 4, 2004, 6:40 AM PDT (13:40 UTC), 18 km (11 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
2.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2004-08-04 13:40:41 UTC
Depth
17.9 km (11.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.864° N, 122.950° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.04 km W of Fall City, Washington · 8089 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.51 km W of Silvana, Washington · 8089 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.34 km E of Klahanie, Washington · 8088 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.60 km NW of Enetai, Washington · 8085 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.62 km ESE of Klahanie, Washington · 8081 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.03 km NE of Wilburton, Washington · 8081 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.75 km SE of Hobart, Washington · 8080 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.86 km W of Orcas, Washington · 8079 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.632 km ESE of Forks, Washington · 8079 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.53 km ENE of Dash Point, Washington · 8078 days ago · 29 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.12 km E of Edmonds, Washington · 8077 days ago · 31 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.63 km WSW of White Center, Washington · 8077 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.54 km NE of Anacortes, Washington · 8075 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.44 km NNE of Anacortes, Washington · 8075 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.03 km NE of Anacortes, Washington · 8075 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.5Washington · 8075 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.51 km NNW of Silvana, Washington · 8070 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.04 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 8070 days ago · 28 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.75 km NNW of Maplewood, Washington · 8068 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.59 km WSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 8063 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 1.65 km SE of Oso, Washington · 8059 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.51 km E of Maple Valley, Washington · 8059 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.55 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 8054 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.83 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 8050 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 3.14 km NNE of Jamestown, Washington · 8043 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 1.623 km WNW of Brinnon, Washington · 8043 days ago · 42 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 1.58 km SW of Camano, Washington · 8035 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 2.32 km NE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 8035 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 1.63 km ESE of Oso, Washington · 8098 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.13 km ESE of Dash Point, Washington · 8101 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.04 km W of Gorst, Washington · 8101 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.73 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 8102 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.211 km ESE of Humptulips, Washington · 8103 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.04 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 8103 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.22 km NNW of Mill Creek, Washington · 8110 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.72 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 8111 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.73 km SSE of Carnation, Washington · 8112 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.18 km SSW of Anacortes, Washington · 8115 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.712 km N of Aberdeen Gardens, Washington · 8118 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.26 km NNW of North Sultan, Washington · 8118 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.611 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 8120 days ago · 27 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.73 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 8120 days ago · 28 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.7Olympic Peninsula, Washington · 8123 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10606843. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:05 AM UTC.