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M1.8 earthquake 3 km ESE of Snohomish, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 3 km ESE of Snohomish, Washington on Sat, Nov 26, 2005, 9:39 AM PST (17:39 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
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2005-11-26 17:39:33 UTC
Depth
25.9 km (16.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.900° N, 122.060° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
27

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.05 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 7615 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.97 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 7612 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.16 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 7607 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.81 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington · 7604 days ago · 29 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.55 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 7603 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.519 km NNW of Jamestown, Washington · 7599 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.31 km WNW of Issaquah, Washington · 7599 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.83 km NNE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7598 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.63 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7598 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.53 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7598 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.54 km ESE of Oso, Washington · 7597 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.04 km W of Des Moines, Washington · 7595 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.111 km SSE of Skykomish, Washington · 7593 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.93 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 7587 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.310 km S of Sultan, Washington · 7586 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.52 km N of Black Diamond, Washington · 7582 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.02 km NNW of Black Diamond, Washington · 7582 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.73 km ESE of Ravensdale, Washington · 7582 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.90 km NNE of Vashon, Washington · 7560 days ago · 59 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.80 km NNE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7558 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 1.752 km NE of Skykomish, Washington · 7619 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.94 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 7621 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.86 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 7622 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.65 km E of Lake McMurray, Washington · 7626 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.12 km WNW of Tacoma, Washington · 7636 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.54 km ENE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7636 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.56 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 7638 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.51 km SE of Hamilton, Washington · 7638 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.47 km SSW of Seabeck, Washington · 7643 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10684883. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:07 AM UTC.