Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 8 km S of Sultan, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 8 km S of Sultan, Washington on Fri, Feb 18, 2005, 7:50 PM PST (03:50 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 8 km ENE of Lake Roesiger, 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
2005-02-19 03:50:10 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.786° N, 121.837° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.15 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7893 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.23 km SE of Des Moines, Washington · 7891 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.75 km NE of Jamestown, Washington · 7889 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.53 km SSE of Des Moines, Washington · 7888 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.52 km N of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7887 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.53 km ENE of Seabeck, Washington · 7884 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.28 km ENE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7884 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.82 km SSW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 7882 days ago · 29 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.87 km ENE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7880 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.76 km ENE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7880 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 3.58 km ENE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7880 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 455
  12. 1.73 km WSW of Des Moines, Washington · 7878 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.07 km SW of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 7877 days ago · 54 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 3.35 km WSW of Home, Washington · 7873 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 420
  15. 1.67 km WSW of Seattle, Washington · 7868 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.51 km NW of Lake Stickney, Washington · 7860 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.81 km NE of Southworth, Washington · 7859 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.13 km W of Freeland, Washington · 7851 days ago · 62 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.02 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 7850 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.03 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 7849 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.64 km SE of Oso, Washington · 7847 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 1.58 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 7847 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 1.65 km ESE of Oso, Washington · 7846 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 1.81 km N of Maple Valley, Washington · 7846 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 1.73 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 7843 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 1.94 km SSW of Lake McMurray, Washington · 7838 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 1.53 km SSW of Gorst, Washington · 7836 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 2.37 km ENE of Carnation, Washington · 7836 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 1.93 km E of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 7836 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 1.9Washington · 7896 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.71 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 7898 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.76 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7904 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.73 km SSW of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 7904 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.55 km W of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 7905 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.66 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7906 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.53 km ESE of Dash Point, Washington · 7910 days ago · 27 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 3.19 km NNW of Freeland, Washington · 7911 days ago · 32 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 322
  9. 2.36 km ENE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7911 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.62 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington · 7912 days ago · 29 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.32 km NE of Bellevue, Washington · 7912 days ago · 30 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.61 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington · 7916 days ago · 29 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.65 km NW of Bay View, Washington · 7921 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.119 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 7925 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10637348. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:48 PM UTC.