Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 2 km SE of Oso, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 2 km SE of Oso, Washington on Sun, Jun 19, 2005, 3:15 AM PDT (10:15 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 6 km NNW of Kingston, 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
2005-06-19 10:15:24 UTC
Depth
12.4 km (7.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.251° N, 121.904° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.80 km WSW of Clearview, Washington · 7776 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.92 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7775 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.61 km NW of Rockport, Washington · 7770 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.25 km SE of Camano, Washington · 7763 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.46 km NNW of Kingston, Washington · 7763 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.34 km SW of Woodway, Washington · 7763 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.26 km NW of Picnic Point, Washington · 7757 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.716 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7756 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.47 km ESE of Oso, Washington · 7755 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.77 km SSE of Acme, Washington · 7755 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.59 km SSW of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 7755 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.720 km SSE of Glacier, Washington · 7751 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.911 km E of Marblemount, Washington · 7750 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.62 km ESE of Issaquah, Washington · 7745 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.84 km WSW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 7741 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.32 km SSE of Big Lake, Washington · 7738 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.64 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7734 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.015 km SE of Glacier, Washington · 7733 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.521 km NNE of Concrete, Washington · 7731 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.65 km SE of Oso, Washington · 7729 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.59 km NNW of Orcas, Washington · 7728 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.70 km SSW of Oso, Washington · 7726 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.217 km ESE of Glacier, Washington · 7725 days ago · 34 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 1.55 km SW of Coupeville, Washington · 7725 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 2.13 km S of Geneva, Washington · 7717 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 1.89 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7777 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.78 km ENE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7777 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.61 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 7779 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.548 km ENE of Marblemount, Washington · 7780 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.95 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 7782 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.02 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7786 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.42 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7786 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.57 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 7787 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.72 km NNE of Kirkland, Washington · 7791 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.86 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7791 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.55 km NW of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 7795 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.65 km NW of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 7795 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.76 km ENE of Marrowstone, Washington · 7799 days ago · 28 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10674408. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:35 PM UTC.