Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 2 km SW of Des Moines, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 2 km SW of Des Moines, Washington on Mon, Jun 20, 2005, 1:45 AM PDT (08:45 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 6 km NNW of Kingston, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2005-06-20 08:45:54 UTC
Depth
18.2 km (11.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.385° N, 122.353° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.92 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7774 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.01 km WSW of Maplewood, Washington · 7770 days ago · 50 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.813 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 7762 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.25 km SE of Camano, Washington · 7762 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.46 km NNW of Kingston, Washington · 7762 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.34 km SW of Woodway, Washington · 7761 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.84 km ESE of Dash Point, Washington · 7761 days ago · 29 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.26 km NW of Picnic Point, Washington · 7755 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.716 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7755 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.59 km SSW of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 7753 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.85 km WSW of Gorst, Washington · 7749 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.62 km ESE of Issaquah, Washington · 7744 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.80 km E of Algona, Washington · 7744 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.59 km NNW of Tanglewilde, Washington · 7742 days ago · 42 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.74 km SE of Bethel, Washington · 7734 days ago · 51 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.64 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7733 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.03 km W of Gorst, Washington · 7733 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.53 km W of Federal Way, Washington · 7728 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.55 km SW of Coupeville, Washington · 7723 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.024 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 7717 days ago · -2 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 1.80 km WSW of Clearview, Washington · 7775 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.89 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7776 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.78 km ENE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7776 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.61 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 7777 days ago · 29 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.95 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 7781 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.76 km WSW of Home, Washington · 7782 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.56 km WSW of Home, Washington · 7783 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.02 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7785 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.42 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7785 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.57 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 7786 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.72 km NNE of Kirkland, Washington · 7790 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.86 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7790 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.86 km W of Home, Washington · 7791 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.910 km SSE of Mineral, Washington · 7792 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.94 km SE of Key Center, Washington · 7793 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.85 km WSW of Home, Washington · 7797 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.910 km SSE of Mineral, Washington · 7797 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.76 km ENE of Marrowstone, Washington · 7798 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.96 km NNE of Olympia, Washington · 7799 days ago · 54 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.85 km W of Home, Washington · 7803 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10675058. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:09 PM UTC.