Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 1 km SE of Hamilton, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 1 km SE of Hamilton, Washington on Fri, Nov 4, 2005, 12:06 PM PST (20:06 UTC), -1 km (-1 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
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2005-11-04 20:06:22 UTC
Depth
-0.9 km (-0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.509° N, 121.970° 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
91°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.54 km ENE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7635 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.124 km N of Mission, Canada · 7633 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.65 km E of Lake McMurray, Washington · 7625 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.615 km E of North Saanich, Canada · 7620 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.94 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 7619 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.06 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 7618 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 112
  7. 1.752 km NE of Skykomish, Washington · 7618 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.83 km ESE of Snohomish, Washington · 7615 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.97 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 7610 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.35 km S of Kendall, Washington · 7607 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.16 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 7606 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.81 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington · 7603 days ago · 29 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.65 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 7602 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.55 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 7602 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.519 km NNW of Jamestown, Washington · 7598 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.83 km NNE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7596 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.63 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7596 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.53 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7596 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.54 km ESE of Oso, Washington · 7596 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.310 km S of Sultan, Washington · 7585 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 2.56 km S of Kendall, Washington · 7583 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 1.56 km S of Kendall, Washington · 7646 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.36 km S of Kendall, Washington · 7648 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.3British Columbia, Canada · 7654 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10677408. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:05 AM UTC.