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M2.3 earthquake 6 km E of Deming, Washington

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 6 km E of Deming, Washington on Tue, Apr 17, 2007, 1:01 PM PDT (20:01 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 7 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2007-04-17 20:01:40 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.823° N, 122.127° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
14

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.70 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7109 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.014 km ESE of North Saanich, Canada · 7109 days ago · 47 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.58 km E of Big Lake, Washington · 7105 days ago · 64 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.68 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 7103 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.06 km WSW of Aldergrove, Canada · 7094 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.77 km SSE of Bellingham, Washington · 7092 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.78 km SW of Geneva, Washington · 7092 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.87 km SSE of Bellingham, Washington · 7092 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.17 km SW of Geneva, Washington · 7091 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.89 km SW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 7091 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.16 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 7088 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.58 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 7087 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.17 km WNW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 7083 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.86 km SSE of Kendall, Washington · 7082 days ago · 22 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.05 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 7081 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.52 km NNE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7079 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.87 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 7068 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.635 km SSE of Hope, Canada · 7066 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.94 km SSE of Lynden, Washington · 7065 days ago · 73 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 2.04 km SW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 7060 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 1.617 km SSE of Glacier, Washington · 7056 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 2.17 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 7054 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.015 km WSW of Hope, Canada · 7053 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 2.515 km WSW of Hope, Canada · 7053 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 1.58 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 7111 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.86 km ESE of Edison, Washington · 7112 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.85 km N of Peaceful Valley, Washington · 7112 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.66 km S of Bellingham, Washington · 7126 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 3.07 km SW of Geneva, Washington · 7128 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 74
  6. 1.85 km SSE of Oso, Washington · 7136 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10718073. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:12 AM UTC.