M1.5 earthquake 24 km SSE of White Swan, Washington
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 24 km SSE of White Swan, Washington on Mon, Jul 5, 2004, 6:18 AM PDT (13:18 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 16 km ENE of Packwood, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-07-05 13:18:17 UTC
- Depth
- 9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.184° N, 120.595° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 104°
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.62 km NW of Nile, Washington · 8098 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.822 km N of Trout Lake, Washington · 8095 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.71 km NW of Vantage, Washington · 8093 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.016 km ENE of Packwood, Washington · 8082 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 116
- 1.617 km SE of Prosser, Washington · 8081 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.215 km NE of Packwood, Washington · 8075 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.717 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 8071 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.51 km N of Vantage, Washington · 8068 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10606503. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:12 PM UTC.