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M1.5 earthquake 1 km NNW of Maple Valley, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 1 km NNW of Maple Valley, Washington on Wed, Sep 7, 2005, 9:40 PM PDT (04:40 UTC), 7 km (4 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
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2005-09-08 04:40:48 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.401° N, 122.053° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
116°
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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 7695 days ago · 28 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.72 km SW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 7692 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.94 km WSW of Quilcene, Washington · 7690 days ago · 49 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.83 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 7685 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.512 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7681 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.65 km WSW of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7679 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.617 km NW of Leavenworth, Washington · 7675 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.3Washington · 7662 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.89 km W of Easton, Washington · 7656 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.47 km SSW of Seabeck, Washington · 7642 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.56 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 7637 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 1.62 km WSW of Ronald, Washington · 7696 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.82 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7696 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.84 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 7700 days ago · 28 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.52 km W of Maple Valley, Washington · 7701 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.81 km W of Maple Valley, Washington · 7701 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.50 km SW of Maple Valley, Washington · 7701 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.84 km SW of Mirrormont, Washington · 7703 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.73 km SSE of Kingsgate, Washington · 7703 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.02 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7705 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.17 km ENE of Quilcene, Washington · 7705 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.56 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 7707 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.16 km NE of Duvall, Washington · 7708 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.59 km NW of Morton, Washington · 7710 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.17 km ENE of Lake Roesiger, WA · 7712 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.024 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 7718 days ago · -2 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10676058. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:15 AM UTC.