Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km ESE of Big Lake, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km ESE of Big Lake, Washington on Wed, Jul 18, 2007, 2:58 PM PDT (21:58 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 16 km SE of Friday Harbor, 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
2007-07-18 21:58:32 UTC
Depth
-0.9 km (-0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.388° N, 122.199° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
235°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.612 km E of Mission, Canada · 7016 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.64 km SW of Langley, Washington · 7016 days ago · 57 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 7012 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.97 km SE of Quilcene, Washington · 7010 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.70 km W of Rocky Point, Washington · 7010 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.14 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7009 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.56 km SSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 7009 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.55 km N of Lofall, Washington · 7006 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.05 km SSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 7004 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.921 km SE of Glacier, Washington · 6992 days ago · 30 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.116 km N of Jamestown, Washington · 6992 days ago · 48 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.815 km N of Jamestown, Washington · 6989 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.12 km SSE of Woodinville, Washington · 6984 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.08 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 6983 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.62 km NNE of Enetai, Washington · 6981 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.427 km E of Darrington, Washington · 6980 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 2.31 km NNW of Esperance, Washington · 6975 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.56 km ENE of Abbotsford, Canada · 6973 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.67 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 6964 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.510 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 6964 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 2.05 km SSW of Chilliwack, Canada · 6963 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 1.5Washington-British Columbia border region · 6963 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 3.016 km SE of Friday Harbor, Washington · 6961 days ago · 57 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 4
  24. 1.52 km WNW of Duvall, Washington · 6960 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 2.06 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington · 7018 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.51 km NNE of Lake Stickney, Washington · 7018 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.72 km SSW of Woodway, Washington · 7025 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.78 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7029 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.65 km E of Carnation, Washington · 7031 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.84 km SW of Sultan, Washington · 7034 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.71 km ENE of Monroe North, Washington · 7036 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.56 km SSE of Monroe, Washington · 7037 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.79 km SSW of Sultan, Washington · 7038 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.75 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7041 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.57 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7043 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.06 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7046 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10726863. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:26 AM UTC.