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M1.9 earthquake 4 km W of Shoreline, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 4 km W of Shoreline, Washington on Tue, Nov 22, 2005, 5:05 AM PST (13:05 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 1 km WNW of Issaquah, 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
2005-11-22 13:05:21 UTC
Depth
25.7 km (16.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.757° N, 122.401° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.83 km ESE of Snohomish, Washington · 7616 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.05 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 7614 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.16 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 7607 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.81 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington · 7603 days ago · 29 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.55 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 7602 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.519 km NNW of Jamestown, Washington · 7598 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.31 km WNW of Issaquah, Washington · 7598 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.83 km NNE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7597 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.63 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7597 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.53 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7597 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.54 km ESE of Oso, Washington · 7596 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.04 km W of Des Moines, Washington · 7594 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.111 km SSE of Skykomish, Washington · 7593 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.93 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 7587 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.310 km S of Sultan, Washington · 7585 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.52 km N of Black Diamond, Washington · 7581 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.02 km NNW of Black Diamond, Washington · 7581 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.73 km ESE of Ravensdale, Washington · 7581 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 1.86 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 7621 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.65 km E of Lake McMurray, Washington · 7626 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.12 km WNW of Tacoma, Washington · 7635 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.54 km ENE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7635 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.56 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 7638 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.51 km SE of Hamilton, Washington · 7638 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.47 km SSW of Seabeck, Washington · 7642 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10683348. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC.