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M1.5 earthquake 4 km N of White Center, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4 km N of White Center, Washington on Tue, Nov 9, 2004, 6:41 AM PST (14:41 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 2 km NE of Camano, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2004-11-09 14:41:40 UTC
Depth
27.7 km (17.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.554° N, 122.363° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.514 km E of Greenwater, Washington · 7994 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.64 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 7991 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.22 km NE of Camano, Washington · 7987 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.8Olympic Peninsula, Washington · 7986 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.62 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7985 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.15 km WSW of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 7984 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.823 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 7975 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.610 km SW of Mineral, Washington · 7963 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.78 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 7953 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.21 km WNW of Redmond, Washington · 7950 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.83 km ESE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7947 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.59 km WNW of Ault Field, Washington · 7939 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 3.222 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 8000 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.522 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 8000 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.523 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 8000 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.023 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 8006 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.62 km SE of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 8007 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.522 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 8008 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10624193. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC.