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M2.1 earthquake 11 km SSE of Skykomish, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 11 km SSE of Skykomish, Washington on Mon, Dec 19, 2005, 12:04 PM PST (20:04 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 4 km SW of Clinton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2005-12-19 20:04:14 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.609° N, 121.323° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.718 km WNW of Entiat, Washington · 7592 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.93 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 7586 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.310 km S of Sultan, Washington · 7585 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.52 km N of Black Diamond, Washington · 7581 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.02 km NNW of Black Diamond, Washington · 7581 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.73 km ESE of Ravensdale, Washington · 7581 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.67 km SSW of Entiat, Washington · 7576 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.712 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 7567 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.012 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 7566 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.54 km NNE of Entiat, Washington · 7564 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.90 km NNE of Vashon, Washington · 7559 days ago · 59 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.80 km NNE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7557 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.08 km SW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 7556 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.09 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7552 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 3.34 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 7547 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 938
  16. 2.53 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 7545 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.52 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 7541 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.92 km SW of North Bend, WA · 7540 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.92 km SSW of North Bend, Washington · 7539 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 2.04 km W of Des Moines, Washington · 7594 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.54 km ESE of Oso, Washington · 7596 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.53 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7597 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.63 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7597 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.83 km NNE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7597 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.31 km WNW of Issaquah, Washington · 7598 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.55 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 7602 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.81 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington · 7603 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.16 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 7606 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.05 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 7614 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.83 km ESE of Snohomish, Washington · 7616 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.4Washington · 7617 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.752 km NE of Skykomish, Washington · 7618 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.94 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 7620 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.86 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 7621 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10685838. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:42 AM UTC.