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M1.6 earthquake 5 km NW of Sedro-Woolley, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km NW of Sedro-Woolley, Washington on Tue, May 31, 2005, 7:44 PM PDT (02:44 UTC), 11 km (7 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
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2005-06-01 02:44:52 UTC
Depth
11.3 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.535° N, 122.293° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55 km NW of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 7794 days ago · 13 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.86 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7791 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.72 km NNE of Kirkland, Washington · 7790 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.95 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 7782 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.78 km ENE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7777 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.89 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7776 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.52 km SE of Oso, Washington · 7776 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.80 km WSW of Clearview, Washington · 7776 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.92 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7774 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.61 km NW of Rockport, Washington · 7769 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.25 km SE of Camano, Washington · 7762 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.46 km NNW of Kingston, Washington · 7762 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.34 km SW of Woodway, Washington · 7762 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.26 km NW of Picnic Point, Washington · 7756 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.47 km ESE of Oso, Washington · 7755 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.77 km SSE of Acme, Washington · 7755 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.59 km SSW of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 7754 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.720 km SSE of Glacier, Washington · 7750 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.911 km E of Marblemount, Washington · 7749 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.84 km WSW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 7741 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 2.32 km SSE of Big Lake, Washington · 7738 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 1.76 km ENE of Marrowstone, Washington · 7799 days ago · 28 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.66 km WSW of Camano, Washington · 7808 days ago · 27 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.67 km ENE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7813 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.73 km N of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 7817 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.55 km SSW of Sudden Valley, Washington · 7817 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.5Washington · 7824 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10652628. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:17 AM UTC.