Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km NNW of North Sultan, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km NNW of North Sultan, Washington on Sat, Dec 8, 2007, 6:36 AM PST (14:36 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 48 km WNW of Granite Falls, 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
2007-12-08 14:36:32 UTC
Depth
12.3 km (7.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.924° N, 121.844° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
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: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.81 km WNW of Silver Firs, Washington · 6874 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.81 km NW of Woods Creek, Washington · 6874 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.87 km ENE of Hobart, Washington · 6872 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.68 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 6869 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.02 km NW of Browns Point, Washington · 6868 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.81 km WSW of Keyport, Washington · 6864 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.62 km SSE of Keyport, Washington · 6863 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.99 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 6856 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.19 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 6855 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.33 km W of Federal Way, Washington · 6854 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.52 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 6850 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.748 km WNW of Granite Falls, Washington · 6845 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.049 km WNW of Granite Falls, Washington · 6845 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.612 km NW of Ault Field, Washington · 6841 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.81 km N of Maple Valley, Washington · 6839 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.611 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 6839 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.61 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 6838 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.45 km NNE of Lofall, Washington · 6837 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.25 km NE of Lofall, Washington · 6837 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.57 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 6836 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 2.14 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 6836 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 1.95 km E of Marrowstone, Washington · 6832 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 1.821 km NNW of Marblemount, Washington · 6830 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 2.050 km WNW of Granite Falls, Washington · 6829 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 1.86 km SSE of Shoreline, Washington · 6827 days ago · 24 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 1.91 km WNW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 6826 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 2.04 km NE of Lofall, Washington · 6826 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.54 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 6824 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 1.52 km WSW of Maple Valley, Washington · 6819 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 2.67 km S of Seabeck, Washington · 6817 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 2.61 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington · 6816 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 1.91 km WNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 6816 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 1.52 km E of Lake Ketchum, Washington · 6815 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 2.08 km ENE of Duvall, Washington · 6875 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.00 km SE of Coupeville, Washington · 6878 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.83 km SW of Keyport, Washington · 6880 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.51 km NNW of Southworth, Washington · 6885 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 3.97 km NNW of Brinnon, Washington · 6886 days ago · 53 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 466
  6. 1.93 km SE of Arlington Heights, Washington · 6894 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.21 km WSW of Bellevue, Washington · 6896 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.95 km N of Port Ludlow, Washington · 6899 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.71 km W of Chico, Washington · 6905 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10732538. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:19 PM UTC.