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M2.2 earthquake 17 km ESE of Glacier, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 17 km ESE of Glacier, Washington on Tue, Aug 9, 2005, 2:39 PM PDT (21:39 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 40 km SW of Princeton, Canada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2005-08-09 21:39:43 UTC
Depth
34.1 km (21.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.806° N, 121.742° 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 3.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
203°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.13 km S of Geneva, Washington · 7716 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.17 km ENE of Lake Roesiger, WA · 7712 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.65 km ENE of Anacortes, Washington · 7707 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.56 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 7707 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.02 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7704 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.74 km S of La Conner, Washington · 7698 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.82 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7696 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.840 km SW of Princeton, Canada · 7695 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.89 km E of Deming, Washington · 7670 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 1.70 km SSW of Oso, Washington · 7726 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.59 km NNW of Orcas, Washington · 7727 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.65 km SE of Oso, Washington · 7728 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.521 km NNE of Concrete, Washington · 7730 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.015 km SE of Glacier, Washington · 7732 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.64 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7733 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.32 km SSE of Big Lake, Washington · 7737 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.652 km SE of Hope, Canada · 7738 days ago · -2 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.325 km SW of Princeton, Canada · 7738 days ago · -2 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.84 km WSW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 7740 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.911 km E of Marblemount, Washington · 7749 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.720 km SSE of Glacier, Washington · 7750 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10676868. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:36 AM UTC.