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M2.0 earthquake 4 km W of Des Moines, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 4 km W of Des Moines, Washington on Sat, Dec 17, 2005, 9:09 PM PST (05:09 UTC), 21 km (13 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
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2005-12-18 05:09:24 UTC
Depth
20.7 km (12.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.403° N, 122.384° 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, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
43°
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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.111 km SSE of Skykomish, Washington · 7592 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.93 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 7586 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.310 km S of Sultan, Washington · 7585 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.52 km N of Black Diamond, Washington · 7581 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.02 km NNW of Black Diamond, Washington · 7581 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.73 km ESE of Ravensdale, Washington · 7581 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.712 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 7567 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.012 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 7566 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.90 km NNE of Vashon, Washington · 7559 days ago · 59 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.80 km NNE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7557 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.93 km N of Key Center, Washington · 7553 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.09 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7552 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.023 km SSW of River Road, Washington · 7548 days ago · 43 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 3.34 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 7547 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 938
  15. 2.53 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 7545 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.52 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 7541 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.92 km SW of North Bend, WA · 7540 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.92 km SSW of North Bend, Washington · 7539 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 1.53 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7596 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.63 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7596 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.83 km NNE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7597 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.31 km WNW of Issaquah, Washington · 7598 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.81 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington · 7603 days ago · 29 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.05 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 7613 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.83 km ESE of Snohomish, Washington · 7615 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.94 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 7620 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.86 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 7621 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10685638. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:32 AM UTC.