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M2.5 earthquake 6 km WSW of Darrington, Washington

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 6 km WSW of Darrington, Washington on Fri, Aug 26, 2005, 3:34 PM PDT (22:34 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 17 km NW of Leavenworth, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2005-08-26 22:34:38 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.229° N, 121.673° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
23

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. 2.17 km ENE of Quilcene, Washington · 7705 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.02 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7704 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.73 km SSE of Kingsgate, Washington · 7703 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.84 km SW of Mirrormont, Washington · 7702 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.50 km SW of Maple Valley, Washington · 7701 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.81 km W of Maple Valley, Washington · 7701 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.52 km W of Maple Valley, Washington · 7701 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.74 km S of La Conner, Washington · 7698 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.82 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7696 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.51 km NNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 7695 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.512 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7681 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.65 km WSW of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7679 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.617 km NW of Leavenworth, Washington · 7675 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.89 km E of Deming, Washington · 7669 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.3Washington · 7661 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.36 km S of Kendall, Washington · 7648 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 1.65 km ENE of Anacortes, Washington · 7707 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.16 km NE of Duvall, Washington · 7708 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.17 km ENE of Lake Roesiger, WA · 7711 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.13 km S of Geneva, Washington · 7716 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.55 km SW of Coupeville, Washington · 7724 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.217 km ESE of Glacier, Washington · 7724 days ago · 34 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.70 km SSW of Oso, Washington · 7725 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.65 km SE of Oso, Washington · 7728 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.521 km NNE of Concrete, Washington · 7730 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.623 km SW of Winthrop, Washington · 7730 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.015 km SE of Glacier, Washington · 7732 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.64 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7733 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10685853. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:17 PM UTC.