Washington earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 5 km SSE of Skokomish, Washington

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 5 km SSE of Skokomish, Washington on Sun, Dec 23, 2007, 6:26 AM PST (14:26 UTC), 44 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 7 km S of Seabeck, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2007-12-23 14:26:09 UTC
Depth
44.5 km (27.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.290° N, 123.132° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.33 km W of Federal Way, Washington · 6854 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.89 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 6851 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.81 km N of Maple Valley, Washington · 6839 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.45 km NNE of Lofall, Washington · 6837 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.25 km NE of Lofall, Washington · 6837 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.95 km E of Marrowstone, Washington · 6832 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.86 km SSE of Shoreline, Washington · 6828 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.04 km NE of Lofall, Washington · 6826 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.836 km ESE of Forks, Washington · 6824 days ago · 37 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.71 km SW of McKenna, Washington · 6824 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.52 km WSW of Maple Valley, Washington · 6820 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.67 km S of Seabeck, Washington · 6817 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.61 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington · 6817 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.91 km WNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 6817 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 1.50 km NNE of McKenna, Washington · 6861 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.62 km SSE of Keyport, Washington · 6863 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.81 km WSW of Keyport, Washington · 6864 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.02 km NW of Browns Point, Washington · 6868 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.87 km ENE of Hobart, Washington · 6873 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.81 km WNW of Silver Firs, Washington · 6875 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.83 km SW of Keyport, Washington · 6880 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.819 km W of Skokomish, Washington · 6881 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.51 km NNW of Southworth, Washington · 6885 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 3.97 km NNW of Brinnon, Washington · 6887 days ago · 53 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 466

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10737488. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:34 PM UTC.