Washington earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 6 km NW of Picnic Point, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 6 km NW of Picnic Point, Washington on Sat, Jul 9, 2005, 4:16 AM PDT (11:16 UTC), 33 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 6 km WSW of Darrington, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2005-07-09 11:16:19 UTC
Depth
32.9 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.918° N, 122.399° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
44°
Stations used
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.716 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7755 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.47 km ESE of Oso, Washington · 7754 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.77 km SSE of Acme, Washington · 7754 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.59 km SSW of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 7753 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.85 km WSW of Gorst, Washington · 7749 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.62 km ESE of Issaquah, Washington · 7744 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.80 km E of Algona, Washington · 7744 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.59 km NNW of Tanglewilde, Washington · 7742 days ago · 42 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.84 km WSW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 7740 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.32 km SSE of Big Lake, Washington · 7737 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.74 km SE of Bethel, Washington · 7733 days ago · 51 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.64 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7733 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.03 km W of Gorst, Washington · 7733 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.53 km W of Federal Way, Washington · 7728 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.65 km SE of Oso, Washington · 7728 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.59 km NNW of Orcas, Washington · 7727 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.70 km SSW of Oso, Washington · 7725 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.55 km SW of Coupeville, Washington · 7723 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.13 km S of Geneva, Washington · 7716 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.17 km ENE of Lake Roesiger, WA · 7711 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 2.16 km NE of Duvall, Washington · 7707 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.65 km ENE of Anacortes, Washington · 7707 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 2.56 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 7707 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 2.17 km ENE of Quilcene, Washington · 7704 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 2.02 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7704 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 1.73 km SSE of Kingsgate, Washington · 7702 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 1.84 km SW of Mirrormont, Washington · 7702 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 1.50 km SW of Maple Valley, Washington · 7701 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 1.81 km W of Maple Valley, Washington · 7701 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 1.52 km W of Maple Valley, Washington · 7700 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 1.84 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 7700 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 1.74 km S of La Conner, Washington · 7697 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 1.82 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7696 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 1.84 km ESE of Dash Point, Washington · 7761 days ago · 29 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.34 km SW of Woodway, Washington · 7761 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.46 km NNW of Kingston, Washington · 7762 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.25 km SE of Camano, Washington · 7762 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.61 km NW of Rockport, Washington · 7769 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.01 km WSW of Maplewood, Washington · 7770 days ago · 50 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.92 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7774 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.02 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 7774 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.80 km WSW of Clearview, Washington · 7775 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.52 km SE of Oso, Washington · 7775 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.89 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7776 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.78 km ENE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7776 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.61 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 7777 days ago · 29 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.95 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 7781 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.76 km WSW of Home, Washington · 7782 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.56 km WSW of Home, Washington · 7783 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.02 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7785 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.42 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7785 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10660793. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:16 PM UTC.