Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 6 km WSW of Darrington, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 6 km WSW of Darrington, Washington on Tue, May 8, 2007, 7:48 PM PDT (02:48 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 4 km SW of Sultan, 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
2007-05-09 02:48:51 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.224° N, 121.678° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.58 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 7087 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.17 km WNW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 7083 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.86 km SSE of Kendall, Washington · 7082 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.60 km ESE of Boulevard Park, Washington · 7082 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.211 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7080 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.52 km NNE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7079 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.10 km ENE of Boulevard Park, Washington · 7078 days ago · 31 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.52 km NNW of Duvall, Washington · 7075 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.00 km ENE of Skykomish, Washington · 7068 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.61 km NE of Skykomish, Washington · 7068 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.78 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7067 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.94 km SSE of Lynden, Washington · 7065 days ago · 73 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.50 km ENE of Boulevard Park, Washington · 7063 days ago · 28 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.04 km SW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 7060 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.617 km SSE of Glacier, Washington · 7056 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.17 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 7054 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.91 km SSW of North Bend, Washington · 7054 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.06 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7046 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.57 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7043 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.75 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7042 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 1.79 km SSW of Sultan, Washington · 7038 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 1.56 km SSE of Monroe, Washington · 7037 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 1.71 km ENE of Monroe North, Washington · 7036 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 2.84 km SW of Sultan, Washington · 7034 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 1.65 km E of Carnation, Washington · 7031 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 1.78 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7029 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 2.17 km SW of Geneva, Washington · 7091 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.87 km SSE of Bellingham, Washington · 7092 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.78 km SW of Geneva, Washington · 7092 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.77 km SSE of Bellingham, Washington · 7092 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.52 km SW of Skykomish, Washington · 7093 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.15 km NE of Lofall, Washington · 7096 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.68 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 7103 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.75 km SW of Skykomish, Washington · 7104 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.92 km SSE of Hobart, Washington · 7104 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.67 km ENE of Duvall, Washington · 7105 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.58 km E of Big Lake, Washington · 7105 days ago · 64 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.70 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7109 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.36 km E of Deming, Washington · 7110 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.86 km ESE of Edison, Washington · 7112 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.85 km N of Peaceful Valley, Washington · 7112 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.94 km SW of Skykomish, Washington · 7113 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.85 km SW of Skykomish, Washington · 7116 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10713768. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:40 AM UTC.