Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington on Sun, Jul 31, 2005, 1:33 PM PDT (20:33 UTC), 15 km (9 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
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2005-07-31 20:33:27 UTC
Depth
14.9 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.010° N, 121.885° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.03 km W of Gorst, Washington · 7733 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.015 km SE of Glacier, Washington · 7732 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.521 km NNE of Concrete, Washington · 7730 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.53 km W of Federal Way, Washington · 7728 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.65 km SE of Oso, Washington · 7728 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.70 km SSW of Oso, Washington · 7726 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.217 km ESE of Glacier, Washington · 7724 days ago · 34 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.55 km SW of Coupeville, Washington · 7724 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.13 km S of Geneva, Washington · 7716 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.17 km ENE of Lake Roesiger, WA · 7712 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.16 km NE of Duvall, Washington · 7708 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.65 km ENE of Anacortes, Washington · 7707 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.56 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 7707 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.17 km ENE of Quilcene, Washington · 7705 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.02 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7704 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.73 km SSE of Kingsgate, Washington · 7703 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.84 km SW of Mirrormont, Washington · 7703 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.50 km SW of Maple Valley, Washington · 7701 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.81 km W of Maple Valley, Washington · 7701 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.52 km W of Maple Valley, Washington · 7701 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 1.84 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 7700 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.74 km S of La Conner, Washington · 7698 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 1.82 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7696 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 1.51 km NNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 7695 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 1.73 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 7695 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.72 km SW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 7692 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 2.94 km WSW of Quilcene, Washington · 7690 days ago · 49 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 1.83 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 7685 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 1.512 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7681 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 1.65 km WSW of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7679 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 2.617 km NW of Leavenworth, Washington · 7675 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 1.74 km SE of Bethel, Washington · 7734 days ago · 51 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.32 km SSE of Big Lake, Washington · 7737 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.84 km WSW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 7741 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.80 km E of Algona, Washington · 7744 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.62 km ESE of Issaquah, Washington · 7745 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.85 km WSW of Gorst, Washington · 7749 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.911 km E of Marblemount, Washington · 7749 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.720 km SSE of Glacier, Washington · 7750 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.59 km SSW of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 7754 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.77 km SSE of Acme, Washington · 7754 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.47 km ESE of Oso, Washington · 7755 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.716 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7755 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.26 km NW of Picnic Point, Washington · 7756 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.84 km ESE of Dash Point, Washington · 7762 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.34 km SW of Woodway, Washington · 7762 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.46 km NNW of Kingston, Washington · 7762 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.25 km SE of Camano, Washington · 7762 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10676293. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:11 AM UTC.