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M1.9 earthquake 6 km NNE of Olympia, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 6 km NNE of Olympia, Washington on Thu, May 26, 2005, 11:14 PM PDT (06:14 UTC), 54 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 2 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2005-05-27 06:14:55 UTC
Depth
54.2 km (33.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.089° N, 122.873° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.910 km SSE of Mineral, Washington · 7797 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.85 km WSW of Home, Washington · 7797 days ago · 24 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.94 km SE of Key Center, Washington · 7792 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.910 km SSE of Mineral, Washington · 7792 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.86 km W of Home, Washington · 7791 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.72 km NNE of Kirkland, Washington · 7790 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.57 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 7786 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.42 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7785 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.02 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7785 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.56 km WSW of Home, Washington · 7783 days ago · 23 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.76 km WSW of Home, Washington · 7782 days ago · 24 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 1.95 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 7781 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.61 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 7777 days ago · 29 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.80 km WSW of Clearview, Washington · 7775 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.02 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 7774 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.01 km WSW of Maplewood, Washington · 7770 days ago · 50 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.813 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 7762 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.46 km NNW of Kingston, Washington · 7762 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.34 km SW of Woodway, Washington · 7761 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.84 km ESE of Dash Point, Washington · 7761 days ago · 29 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 2.26 km NW of Picnic Point, Washington · 7755 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.59 km SSW of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 7753 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.85 km WSW of Gorst, Washington · 7748 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 1.62 km ESE of Issaquah, Washington · 7744 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.80 km E of Algona, Washington · 7744 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 1.59 km NNW of Tanglewilde, Washington · 7742 days ago · 42 km deep · 5 km away

Before

  1. 1.85 km W of Home, Washington · 7803 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.73 km N of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 7816 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.10 km ENE of Maple Valley, Washington · 7826 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10670868. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:01 PM UTC.