Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 16 km WSW of Cliffdell, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 16 km WSW of Cliffdell, Washington on Sat, Sep 6, 2008, 1:33 PM PDT (20:33 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 1 km ESE of Snoqualmie, 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
2008-09-06 20:33:12 UTC
Depth
11.3 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.879° N, 121.260° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
134°
Stations used
7

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 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.58 km S of Morton, Washington · 6600 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.82 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 6600 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.59 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 6594 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.71 km ESE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 6591 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 7
  5. 1.7Washington · 6590 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.119 km S of White Swan, Washington · 6589 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.523 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 6589 days ago · -3 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.814 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 6585 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.62 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 6583 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.617 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 6580 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.66 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 6578 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.83 km ENE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 6561 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.630 km S of Morton, Washington · 6559 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.8Washington · 6557 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.73 km ENE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 6551 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.82 km NNE of Maple Valley, Washington · 6551 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.71 km NW of Bonney Lake, Washington · 6551 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.60 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington · 6551 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.7Puget Sound region, Washington · 6551 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.73 km SSE of Ames Lake, Washington · 6543 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 1.57 km WSW of Morton, Washington · 6612 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.619 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 6612 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.68 km WNW of Tieton, Washington · 6616 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.612 km N of Ashford, Washington · 6616 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.911 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 6616 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.71 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 6617 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.020 km SW of Nile, Washington · 6619 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.64 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 6624 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.51 km NNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 6625 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.52 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 6628 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.61 km S of Des Moines, Washington · 6629 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.80 km N of McKenna, Washington · 6630 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.312 km E of Nile, Washington · 6630 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10747148. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:33 AM UTC.