Washington earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake Washington

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck in Washington on Sat, Oct 2, 2004, 9:14 AM PDT (16:14 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-10-02 16:14:23 UTC
Depth
1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.205° N, 122.190° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000d5m2. 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.

Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 198 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 198.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000d5m2. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:40 AM UTC.