Washington earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 1 km NNW of Esperance, Washington

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 1 km NNW of Esperance, Washington on Wed, Aug 29, 2007, 5:46 PM PDT (00:46 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 1 km N of Carlsborg, 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
2007-08-30 00:46:33 UTC
Depth
21.0 km (13.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.801° N, 122.361° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
36°
Stations used
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1Puget Sound region, Washington · 6972 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.91 km S of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 6969 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.11 km N of Mirrormont, Washington · 6966 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.03 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 6961 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 3.016 km SE of Friday Harbor, Washington · 6961 days ago · 57 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 4
  6. 1.52 km WNW of Duvall, Washington · 6960 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.13 km NW of Issaquah, Washington · 6956 days ago · 42 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 3.41 km N of Carlsborg, Washington · 6952 days ago · 41 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.05 km NNE of Belfair, Washington · 6950 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.010 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 6950 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.22 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 6945 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.65 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 6940 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.31 km NNW of Bremerton, Washington · 6939 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.32 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 6938 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.53 km WNW of Tulalip, Washington · 6938 days ago · 23 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.65 km WSW of Hansville, Washington · 6934 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.15 km SW of North Bend, Washington · 6922 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.53 km N of Duvall, Washington · 6918 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 2.37 km ENE of Allyn, Washington · 6977 days ago · 51 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.427 km E of Darrington, Washington · 6981 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.62 km NNE of Enetai, Washington · 6981 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.08 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 6983 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.12 km SSE of Woodinville, Washington · 6984 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.56 km WSW of Snoqualmie, Washington · 6985 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.815 km N of Jamestown, Washington · 6989 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.82 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 6992 days ago · 29 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.116 km N of Jamestown, Washington · 6992 days ago · 48 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.80 km SSW of North Bend, Washington · 7001 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.912 km SSE of Skykomish, Washington · 7001 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.05 km SSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 7004 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10735803. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:14 AM UTC.