Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 5 km WSW of Gorst, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Gorst, Washington on Fri, Jul 15, 2005, 11:31 PM PDT (06:31 UTC), 22 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 4 km WSW of Quilcene, 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
2005-07-16 06:31:28 UTC
Depth
21.7 km (13.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.516° N, 122.771° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62 km ESE of Issaquah, Washington · 7744 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.80 km E of Algona, Washington · 7744 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.59 km NNW of Tanglewilde, Washington · 7742 days ago · 42 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.74 km SE of Bethel, Washington · 7733 days ago · 51 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.64 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7733 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.03 km W of Gorst, Washington · 7732 days ago · 21 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.53 km W of Federal Way, Washington · 7728 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.55 km SW of Coupeville, Washington · 7723 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.17 km ENE of Lake Roesiger, WA · 7711 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.16 km NE of Duvall, Washington · 7707 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.17 km ENE of Quilcene, Washington · 7704 days ago · 22 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.02 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7704 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.73 km SSE of Kingsgate, Washington · 7702 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.84 km SW of Mirrormont, Washington · 7702 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.50 km SW of Maple Valley, Washington · 7701 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.81 km W of Maple Valley, Washington · 7701 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.52 km W of Maple Valley, Washington · 7700 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.84 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 7700 days ago · 28 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.74 km S of La Conner, Washington · 7697 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.82 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7696 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.51 km NNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 7694 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 1.73 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 7694 days ago · 28 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.72 km SW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 7691 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 2.94 km WSW of Quilcene, Washington · 7689 days ago · 49 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 1.59 km SSW of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 7753 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.716 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7755 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.26 km NW of Picnic Point, Washington · 7755 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.84 km ESE of Dash Point, Washington · 7761 days ago · 29 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.34 km SW of Woodway, Washington · 7761 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.46 km NNW of Kingston, Washington · 7762 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.25 km SE of Camano, Washington · 7762 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.813 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 7762 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.01 km WSW of Maplewood, Washington · 7770 days ago · 50 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.92 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7774 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.02 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 7774 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.80 km WSW of Clearview, Washington · 7775 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.89 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7776 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.78 km ENE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7776 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.61 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 7777 days ago · 29 km deep · 45 km away

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