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M1.6 earthquake 8 km E of Deming, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km E of Deming, Washington on Mon, Dec 31, 2007, 1:13 PM PST (21:13 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 5 km WNW of Orcas, 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
2007-12-31 21:13:29 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.818° N, 122.105° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
106°
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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.35 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 6844 days ago · 54 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.612 km NW of Ault Field, Washington · 6841 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.61 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 6838 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.08 km NNE of Oak Bay, Canada · 6837 days ago · 27 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.57 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 6836 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.14 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 6836 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.95 km E of Marrowstone, Washington · 6832 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.821 km NNW of Marblemount, Washington · 6830 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.842 km SW of Princeton, Canada · 6827 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.54 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 6824 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.52 km E of Lake Ketchum, Washington · 6815 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.648 km SE of Hope, Canada · 6811 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.29 km NE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 6807 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.64 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 6805 days ago · 41 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.78 km N of Hamilton, Washington · 6800 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.09 km N of Hamilton, Washington · 6800 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 2.24 km N of Custer, Washington · 6796 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.93 km SSE of Birch Bay, Washington · 6792 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.94 km ENE of Custer, Washington · 6792 days ago · 74 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 1.68 km SSE of Maple Falls, Washington · 6855 days ago · 22 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.87 km SW of Glacier, Washington · 6855 days ago · 21 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.19 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 6855 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.929 km ESE of Squamish, Canada · 6858 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.67 km E of Abbotsford, Canada · 6873 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.00 km SE of Coupeville, Washington · 6877 days ago · 30 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10739098. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC.