Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 1 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 1 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington on Thu, Dec 8, 2005, 9:35 PM PST (05:35 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 4 km SW of Clinton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2005-12-09 05:35:01 UTC
Depth
29.3 km (18.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.624° N, 122.188° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 7602 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.31 km WNW of Issaquah, Washington · 7598 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.83 km NNE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7597 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.63 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7596 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.53 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7596 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.54 km ESE of Oso, Washington · 7596 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.04 km W of Des Moines, Washington · 7594 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.111 km SSE of Skykomish, Washington · 7592 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.93 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 7586 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.310 km S of Sultan, Washington · 7585 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.52 km N of Black Diamond, Washington · 7581 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.02 km NNW of Black Diamond, Washington · 7581 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.73 km ESE of Ravensdale, Washington · 7581 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.712 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 7567 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.012 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 7566 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.90 km NNE of Vashon, Washington · 7559 days ago · 59 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.80 km NNE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7557 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.93 km N of Key Center, Washington · 7553 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.09 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7552 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.023 km SSW of River Road, Washington · 7548 days ago · 43 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 3.34 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 7547 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 938
  22. 2.53 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 7544 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 2.16 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 7606 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.05 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 7613 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.83 km ESE of Snohomish, Washington · 7615 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.94 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 7620 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.86 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 7621 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.65 km E of Lake McMurray, Washington · 7625 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10682183. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:33 AM UTC.