M2.8 earthquake 3 km NW of Dash Point, Washington

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 3 km NW of Dash Point, Washington on Sat, Jun 16, 2007, 5:28 AM PDT (12:28 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.81	Md, duration	Pacific Northwest Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.04 · 12 stations
2.8	Md, duration	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt (III) at Vashon. Also felt at Federal Way, Gig Harbor, Port Orchard, Puyallup and Tacoma.

From the USGS event page for uw10715048. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10715048 (also filed as usp000fe55). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:47 PM UTC.