Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 12 km NW of Ault Field, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 12 km NW of Ault Field, Washington on Thu, Jan 10, 2008, 10:08 PM PST (06:08 UTC), 19 km (12 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
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2008-01-11 06:08:08 UTC
Depth
18.9 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.420° N, 122.797° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
44°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.61 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 6838 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.08 km NNE of Oak Bay, Canada · 6837 days ago · 27 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.45 km NNE of Lofall, Washington · 6837 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.25 km NE of Lofall, Washington · 6837 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.57 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 6836 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.14 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 6835 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.95 km E of Marrowstone, Washington · 6832 days ago · 27 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.0Washington-British Columbia border region · 6831 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.821 km NNW of Marblemount, Washington · 6830 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.86 km SSE of Shoreline, Washington · 6827 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.04 km NE of Lofall, Washington · 6825 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.54 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 6824 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.67 km S of Seabeck, Washington · 6817 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.52 km E of Lake Ketchum, Washington · 6815 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.29 km NE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 6807 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.64 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 6805 days ago · 41 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.78 km N of Hamilton, Washington · 6800 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.09 km N of Hamilton, Washington · 6800 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.24 km N of Custer, Washington · 6796 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.93 km SSE of Birch Bay, Washington · 6792 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 1.75 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 6792 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.94 km ENE of Custer, Washington · 6792 days ago · 74 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 1.84 km SW of Woodway, Washington · 6785 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 2.35 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 6844 days ago · 54 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.84 km NW of Victoria, Canada · 6851 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.68 km E of Deming, Washington · 6852 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.68 km SSE of Maple Falls, Washington · 6855 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.87 km SW of Glacier, Washington · 6855 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.19 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 6855 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.62 km SSE of Keyport, Washington · 6863 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.81 km WSW of Keyport, Washington · 6864 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10734083. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:57 PM UTC.