Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 3 km SSE of Kingsgate, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 3 km SSE of Kingsgate, Washington on Wed, Aug 31, 2005, 1:10 AM PDT (08:10 UTC), 2 km (1 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
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2005-08-31 08:10:10 UTC
Depth
2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.703° N, 122.156° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
105°
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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.84 km SW of Mirrormont, Washington · 7702 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.50 km SW of Maple Valley, Washington · 7701 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.81 km W of Maple Valley, Washington · 7701 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.52 km W of Maple Valley, Washington · 7701 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.84 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 7700 days ago · 28 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.74 km S of La Conner, Washington · 7698 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.82 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7696 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.62 km WSW of Ronald, Washington · 7695 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.51 km NNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 7695 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.73 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 7694 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.72 km SW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 7692 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.94 km WSW of Quilcene, Washington · 7690 days ago · 49 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.57 km WSW of Carlsborg, Washington · 7688 days ago · 44 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.83 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 7685 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.512 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7681 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.65 km WSW of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7679 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.617 km NW of Leavenworth, Washington · 7675 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.3Washington · 7661 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.89 km W of Easton, Washington · 7655 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 2.02 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7704 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.17 km ENE of Quilcene, Washington · 7705 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.56 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 7707 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.65 km ENE of Anacortes, Washington · 7707 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.16 km NE of Duvall, Washington · 7708 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.17 km ENE of Lake Roesiger, WA · 7711 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.55 km SW of Coupeville, Washington · 7724 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.70 km SSW of Oso, Washington · 7725 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.65 km SE of Oso, Washington · 7728 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.53 km W of Federal Way, Washington · 7728 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10687528. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:09 AM UTC.