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M1.8 earthquake 3 km E of Dash Point, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 3 km E of Dash Point, Washington on Sat, Sep 17, 2005, 3:38 PM PDT (22:38 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 4 km W of Onalaska, 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
2005-09-17 22:38:39 UTC
Depth
22.3 km (13.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.317° N, 122.381° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.512 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7681 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.65 km WSW of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7679 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.3Washington · 7661 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.54 km W of Onalaska, Washington · 7657 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.89 km W of Easton, Washington · 7655 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.47 km SSW of Seabeck, Washington · 7641 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.56 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 7637 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.54 km ENE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7634 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.12 km WNW of Tacoma, Washington · 7634 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 2.94 km WSW of Quilcene, Washington · 7689 days ago · 49 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.72 km SW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 7691 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.73 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 7694 days ago · 28 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.51 km NNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 7694 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.82 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7696 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.84 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 7700 days ago · 28 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.52 km W of Maple Valley, Washington · 7700 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.81 km W of Maple Valley, Washington · 7701 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.50 km SW of Maple Valley, Washington · 7701 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.84 km SW of Mirrormont, Washington · 7702 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.73 km SSE of Kingsgate, Washington · 7702 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.02 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7704 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.17 km ENE of Quilcene, Washington · 7704 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.16 km NE of Duvall, Washington · 7707 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.53 km WNW of Onalaska, Washington · 7708 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.59 km NW of Morton, Washington · 7709 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.17 km ENE of Lake Roesiger, WA · 7711 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10679843. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:02 PM UTC.