Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 5 km WSW of Darrington, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Darrington, Washington on Sat, Dec 10, 2005, 12:12 AM PST (08:12 UTC), 7 km (4 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
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2005-12-10 08:12:30 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.232° N, 121.666° 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, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.31 km WNW of Issaquah, Washington · 7599 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.83 km NNE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7598 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.63 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7597 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.53 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7597 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.54 km ESE of Oso, Washington · 7597 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.111 km SSE of Skykomish, Washington · 7593 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.93 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 7587 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.310 km S of Sultan, Washington · 7586 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.56 km S of Kendall, Washington · 7584 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.80 km NNE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7558 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.43 km E of Deming, Washington · 7556 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.84 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 7555 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.72 km S of Deming, Washington · 7555 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.09 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7553 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 3.34 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 7548 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 938
  16. 2.53 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 7545 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 2.65 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 7604 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.81 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington · 7604 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.16 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 7607 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.35 km S of Kendall, Washington · 7608 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.97 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 7612 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.05 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 7614 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.83 km ESE of Snohomish, Washington · 7616 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.752 km NE of Skykomish, Washington · 7619 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 4.06 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 7619 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 112
  10. 1.94 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 7621 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.86 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 7622 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.65 km E of Lake McMurray, Washington · 7626 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10682628. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:00 AM UTC.