Washington earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 7 km W of Burley, Washington

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 7 km W of Burley, Washington on Sun, Oct 26, 2008, 4:52 AM PDT (11:52 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 9 km SSE of Sultan, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2008-10-26 11:52:15 UTC
Depth
25.7 km (16.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.418° N, 122.727° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.77 km NNE of Startup, Washington · 6552 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.73 km ENE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 6551 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.82 km NNE of Maple Valley, Washington · 6551 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.25 km N of Lofall, Washington · 6551 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.71 km NW of Bonney Lake, Washington · 6551 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.60 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington · 6551 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.7Puget Sound region, Washington · 6551 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.79 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 6549 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.06 km SW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 6549 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.73 km SSE of Ames Lake, Washington · 6543 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.214 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 6538 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.50 km WSW of Home, Washington · 6535 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.83 km NNE of Woods Creek, Washington · 6535 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.75 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 6531 days ago · 21 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.40 km SW of Mercer Island, Washington · 6530 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.40 km S of Mercer Island, Washington · 6530 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.89 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 6522 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.89 km SSE of Sultan, Washington · 6522 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 11
  19. 1.71 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 6519 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.81 km SSW of Lynnwood, Washington · 6519 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 1.96 km W of Burley, Washington · 6516 days ago · 23 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.62 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 6515 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.51 km SSW of Ames Lake, Washington · 6510 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 1.71 km SSE of Meadowdale, Washington · 6501 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 1.50 km WSW of Monroe North, Washington · 6560 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.83 km ENE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 6562 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.710 km NW of Port Townsend, Washington · 6562 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 3.210 km NW of Hoodsport, Washington · 6576 days ago · 45 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.711 km N of Pe Ell, Washington · 6576 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.40 km NE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 6577 days ago · 27 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.66 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 6578 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.12 km SSW of Kingston, Washington · 6580 days ago · 28 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.617 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 6581 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.93 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 6582 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10762288. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:47 AM UTC.