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M1.5 earthquake 9 km WNW of Ault Field, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 9 km WNW of Ault Field, Washington on Fri, Jan 7, 2005, 9:24 AM PST (17:24 UTC), 23 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 8 km ENE of Lake Roesiger, 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
2005-01-07 17:24:15 UTC
Depth
23.4 km (14.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.355° N, 122.795° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.90 km SE of Echo Lake, Washington · 7936 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.52 km WSW of Langford, Canada · 7930 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.84 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 7928 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.49 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7927 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.914 km SSE of Oak Bay, Canada · 7926 days ago · 47 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.711 km SSW of North Saanich, Canada · 7924 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.65 km NW of Bay View, Washington · 7921 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.61 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington · 7916 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.32 km NE of Bellevue, Washington · 7912 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.62 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington · 7912 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.36 km ENE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7911 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 3.19 km NNW of Freeland, Washington · 7911 days ago · 32 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 322
  13. 1.66 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7906 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.73 km SSW of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 7904 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.76 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7904 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.9Washington · 7896 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.18 km S of Sultan, Washington · 7896 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.15 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7893 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.75 km NE of Jamestown, Washington · 7889 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.53 km ENE of Seabeck, Washington · 7884 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 2.28 km ENE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7884 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 1.82 km SSW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 7882 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.87 km ENE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7880 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 2.76 km ENE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7880 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 3.58 km ENE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7880 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 455

Before

  1. 1.83 km ESE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7946 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.21 km WNW of Redmond, Washington · 7949 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.78 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 7952 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.68 km E of Deming, Washington · 7958 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10621413. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:01 PM UTC.