Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7 km WSW of Seattle, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km WSW of Seattle, Washington on Fri, Mar 18, 2005, 4:35 PM PST (00:35 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 7 km ENE of Lake Roesiger, 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
2005-03-19 00:35:07 UTC
Depth
22.4 km (13.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.573° N, 122.417° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
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: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.51 km NW of Lake Stickney, Washington · 7860 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.81 km NE of Southworth, Washington · 7859 days ago · 23 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.13 km W of Freeland, Washington · 7851 days ago · 62 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.02 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 7850 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.03 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 7849 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.64 km SE of Oso, Washington · 7847 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.58 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 7847 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.65 km ESE of Oso, Washington · 7846 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.81 km N of Maple Valley, Washington · 7846 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.73 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 7843 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.94 km SSW of Lake McMurray, Washington · 7838 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.53 km SSW of Gorst, Washington · 7836 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.37 km ENE of Carnation, Washington · 7836 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.51 km SE of Burlington, Washington · 7835 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.17 km ENE of Carnation, Washington · 7834 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.10 km ENE of Maple Valley, Washington · 7826 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.39 km WNW of Port Townsend, Washington · 7824 days ago · 52 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.5Washington · 7823 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.73 km N of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 7816 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.67 km ENE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7812 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 3.35 km WSW of Home, Washington · 7873 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 420
  2. 2.07 km SW of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 7877 days ago · 54 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.73 km WSW of Des Moines, Washington · 7878 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 3.58 km ENE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7880 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 455
  5. 2.76 km ENE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7880 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.87 km ENE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7880 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.82 km SSW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 7882 days ago · 29 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.28 km ENE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7884 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.53 km ENE of Seabeck, Washington · 7884 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.35 km SSW of Skokomish, Washington · 7887 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.52 km N of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7887 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.53 km SSE of Des Moines, Washington · 7888 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.75 km NE of Jamestown, Washington · 7889 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.23 km SE of Des Moines, Washington · 7891 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.15 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7893 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.18 km S of Sultan, Washington · 7895 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.9Washington · 7896 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10658158. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:01 PM UTC.