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M1.8 earthquake 9 km E of Deming, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 9 km E of Deming, Washington on Mon, Oct 3, 2005, 7:46 AM PDT (14:46 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 6 km ENE of Deming, 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
2005-10-03 14:46:09 UTC
Depth
11.7 km (7.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.820° N, 122.089° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
108°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3British Columbia, Canada · 7654 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.36 km S of Kendall, Washington · 7648 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.56 km S of Kendall, Washington · 7646 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.51 km SE of Hamilton, Washington · 7637 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.54 km ENE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7635 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.124 km N of Mission, Canada · 7633 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.65 km E of Lake McMurray, Washington · 7625 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.615 km E of North Saanich, Canada · 7620 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 4.06 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 7618 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 112
  10. 1.97 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 7611 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 1.520 km NE of North Saanich, Canada · 7682 days ago · 49 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.840 km SW of Princeton, Canada · 7695 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.82 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7696 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.74 km S of La Conner, Washington · 7698 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10676563. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:11 AM UTC.