Washington earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 5 km SW of Sultan, Washington

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Sultan, Washington on Sun, Apr 25, 2004, 7:42 AM PDT (14:42 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 12 km NNE of Concrete, 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
2004-04-25 14:42:33 UTC
Depth
17.3 km (10.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.824° N, 121.867° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.32 km SSE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 8190 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.94 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 8190 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.50 km WNW of Oso, Washington · 8169 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.90 km W of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 8166 days ago · 28 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.019 km ENE of Darrington, Washington · 8162 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.72 km SE of Browns Point, Washington · 8159 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.53 km ESE of Oso, Washington · 8156 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.53 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 8151 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.33 km ESE of Dash Point, Washington · 8148 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.812 km NNE of Concrete, Washington · 8147 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.810 km NNE of Concrete, Washington · 8147 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.53 km W of Gorst, Washington · 8147 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.53 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 8143 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.66 km NE of Verlot, Washington · 8141 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.910 km NE of Verlot, Washington · 8141 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.66 km S of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 8135 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 2.84 km NNE of Anacortes, Washington · 8135 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.77 km S of Lake Morton-Berrydale, Washington · 8135 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 1.61 km SSW of Ames Lake, Washington · 8202 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.83 km WSW of Des Moines, Washington · 8205 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.316 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8205 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.15 km SW of Woodway, Washington · 8215 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.63 km SW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 8218 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10613078. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:07 AM UTC.