Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6 km S of Bellingham, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km S of Bellingham, Washington on Sun, Apr 1, 2007, 2:13 AM PDT (09:13 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 5 km N of Peaceful Valley, 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
2007-04-01 09:13:32 UTC
Depth
15.8 km (9.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.703° N, 122.485° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
118°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.85 km N of Peaceful Valley, Washington · 7112 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.86 km ESE of Edison, Washington · 7112 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.58 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 7111 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.36 km E of Deming, Washington · 7110 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.70 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7110 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.014 km ESE of North Saanich, Canada · 7109 days ago · 47 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.58 km E of Big Lake, Washington · 7105 days ago · 64 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.68 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 7103 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.15 km NE of Lofall, Washington · 7096 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.06 km WSW of Aldergrove, Canada · 7094 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.77 km SSE of Bellingham, Washington · 7092 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.78 km SW of Geneva, Washington · 7092 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.87 km SSE of Bellingham, Washington · 7092 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.17 km SW of Geneva, Washington · 7091 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.89 km SW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 7091 days ago · 28 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.16 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 7088 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.58 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 7088 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.17 km WNW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 7083 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.86 km SSE of Kendall, Washington · 7082 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.05 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 7081 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 1.52 km NNE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7079 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 2.87 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 7068 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 3.07 km SW of Geneva, Washington · 7128 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 74
  2. 1.85 km SSE of Oso, Washington · 7136 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.89 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 7152 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10710563. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:22 AM UTC.