M1.6 earthquake 5 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington on Wed, Oct 3, 2007, 4:28 PM PDT (23:28 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 7 km NNW of Brinnon, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-10-03 23:28:52 UTC
- Depth
- 8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.306° N, 122.087° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 82°
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.31 km NNW of Bremerton, Washington · 6939 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.32 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 6939 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.53 km WNW of Tulalip, Washington · 6938 days ago · 23 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.65 km WSW of Hansville, Washington · 6934 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.15 km SW of North Bend, Washington · 6922 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.53 km N of Duvall, Washington · 6918 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.05 km SE of Quilcene, Washington · 6915 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.911 km N of Jamestown, Washington · 6914 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.52 km N of Duvall, Washington · 6908 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.71 km W of Chico, Washington · 6905 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.95 km N of Port Ludlow, Washington · 6899 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.21 km WSW of Bellevue, Washington · 6896 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.93 km SE of Arlington Heights, Washington · 6894 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.97 km NNW of Brinnon, Washington · 6886 days ago · 53 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 466
- 1.51 km NNW of Southworth, Washington · 6885 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
Before
- 2.43 km S of Everson, Washington · 6944 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.625 km NNE of Concrete, Washington · 6945 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.22 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 6945 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.41 km N of Carlsborg, Washington · 6952 days ago · 41 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.13 km NW of Issaquah, Washington · 6956 days ago · 42 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.52 km WNW of Duvall, Washington · 6961 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.016 km SE of Friday Harbor, Washington · 6962 days ago · 57 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 4
- 1.5Washington-British Columbia border region · 6964 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.05 km SSW of Chilliwack, Canada · 6964 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.510 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 6964 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.67 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 6965 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.11 km N of Mirrormont, Washington · 6966 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.91 km S of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 6969 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10723633. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:47 PM UTC.