Washington earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 3 km NE of Conway, Washington

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 3 km NE of Conway, Washington on Sat, May 31, 2008, 3:06 AM PDT (10:06 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 5 km NNW of Anacortes, 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
2008-05-31 10:06:36 UTC
Depth
13.6 km (8.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.365° N, 122.304° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
120°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.43 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 6691 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.95 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington · 6689 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.07 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 6688 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.94 km SE of Oso, Washington · 6688 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.12 km N of Riverton, Washington · 6687 days ago · 57 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.310 km S of Sultan, Washington · 6686 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.911 km NW of Jamestown, Washington · 6686 days ago · 29 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.93 km WSW of Rockport, Washington · 6685 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.30 km S of Yarrow Point, Washington · 6684 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.59 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 6684 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.95 km SSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 6684 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.511 km S of Verlot, Washington · 6682 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.21 km NNE of Gorst, Washington · 6681 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.64 km W of Gorst, Washington · 6680 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.95 km NNW of Anacortes, Washington · 6680 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.812 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 6676 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.410 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 6676 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.610 km E of Verlot, Washington · 6676 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.55 km WNW of Coupeville, Washington · 6676 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.55 km W of Port Townsend, Washington · 6675 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 1.73 km SW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 6673 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 2.02 km NNW of Gorst, Washington · 6670 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.54 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 6664 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.71 km ENE of Shoreline, Washington · 6663 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 1.74 km SE of Monroe, Washington · 6662 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 2.010 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 6660 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 1.91 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 6660 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 2.74 km SSE of Bay View, Washington · 6660 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 1.913 km E of North Saanich, Canada · 6659 days ago · 54 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.63 km WSW of Lake McMurray, Washington · 6656 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 2.07 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 6655 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 1.73 km E of Bryant, Washington · 6655 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 1.92 km ENE of Maltby, Washington · 6654 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 1.56 km W of Seattle, Washington · 6654 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 1.86 km SSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 6653 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 1.54 km S of Bay View, Washington · 6651 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 1.72 km WSW of Navy Yard City, Washington · 6650 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 1.74 km NW of Eastmont, Washington · 6650 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 1.91 km SE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 6650 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 1.7Puget Sound region, Washington · 6650 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 1.93 km SE of Custer, Washington · 6648 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 1.61 km W of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 6647 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 1.80 km SW of Cottage Lake, Washington · 6645 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 1.55 km NE of Mirrormont, Washington · 6645 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 1.67 km WSW of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 6641 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 1.92 km NNE of Carnation, Washington · 6703 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.54 km NNW of Langford, Canada · 6704 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.73 km SSE of Woods Creek, Washington · 6705 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.84 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 6709 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.66 km N of Kingston, Washington · 6713 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.712 km ENE of Jamestown, Washington · 6714 days ago · 52 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.69 km SSE of Friday Harbor, Washington · 6716 days ago · 52 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.94 km WSW of Shoreline, Washington · 6719 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.54 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 6730 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10752938. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:51 PM UTC.