Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 4 km S of Bay View, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4 km S of Bay View, Washington on Sat, Jul 19, 2008, 10:00 PM PDT (05:00 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 3 km NNE of Port Townsend, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2008-07-20 05:00:48 UTC
Depth
-0.9 km (-0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.447° N, 122.472° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.74 km NW of Eastmont, Washington · 6650 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.91 km SE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 6650 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.7Puget Sound region, Washington · 6650 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.93 km SE of Custer, Washington · 6648 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.61 km W of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 6647 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.80 km SW of Cottage Lake, Washington · 6645 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.67 km WSW of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 6641 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 3.93 km NNE of Port Townsend, Washington · 6640 days ago · 56 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 5
  9. 1.59 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 6634 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.58 km NNE of Anacortes, Washington · 6629 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.84 km SE of Camano, Washington · 6627 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.58 km WSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 6627 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.85 km ESE of Mission, Canada · 6625 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.08 km ENE of Duvall, Washington · 6621 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.05 km S of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 6621 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.99 km NW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 6620 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.61 km WNW of Seabeck, Washington · 6618 days ago · 45 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.74 km NNW of Woods Creek, Washington · 6616 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.93 km ENE of Poulsbo, Washington · 6597 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.68 km WNW of Lofall, Washington · 6595 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 1.86 km SSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 6653 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.56 km W of Seattle, Washington · 6654 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.92 km ENE of Maltby, Washington · 6654 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.73 km E of Bryant, Washington · 6655 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.07 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 6655 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.63 km WSW of Lake McMurray, Washington · 6656 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.913 km E of North Saanich, Canada · 6659 days ago · 54 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.74 km SSE of Bay View, Washington · 6660 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.91 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 6660 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.010 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 6660 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.74 km SE of Monroe, Washington · 6662 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.71 km ENE of Shoreline, Washington · 6663 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.73 km SW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 6673 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.55 km W of Port Townsend, Washington · 6675 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.55 km WNW of Coupeville, Washington · 6676 days ago · 22 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.610 km E of Verlot, Washington · 6676 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.410 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 6676 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.812 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 6676 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.95 km NNW of Anacortes, Washington · 6680 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10749688. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:59 PM UTC.