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M1.9 earthquake 4 km ENE of Custer, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 4 km ENE of Custer, Washington on Fri, Feb 29, 2008, 1:53 AM PST (09:53 UTC), 74 km (46 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 2 km NE of Anacortes, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2008-02-29 09:53:08 UTC
Depth
74.1 km (46.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
48.937° N, 122.583° 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 2.7 km horizontally, 3.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
186°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.820 km NNW of Concrete, Washington · 6778 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.92 km NE of Anacortes, Washington · 6769 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.13 km E of Anacortes, Washington · 6767 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.01 km NE of Anacortes, Washington · 6766 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.71 km E of Anacortes, Washington · 6766 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.93 km ENE of Anacortes, Washington · 6766 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.12 km ENE of Anacortes, Washington · 6766 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.23 km ENE of Anacortes, Washington · 6766 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.12 km NE of Anacortes, Washington · 6766 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.55 km ENE of Anacortes, Washington · 6766 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.73 km ENE of Anacortes, Washington · 6760 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.13 km ENE of Anacortes, Washington · 6760 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.81 km ESE of Anacortes, Washington · 6760 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.56 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 6760 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.76 km N of Hamilton, Washington · 6758 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.19 km NW of Port Townsend, Washington · 6757 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.75 km SE of Oso, Washington · 6757 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.83 km ENE of Anacortes, Washington · 6756 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.55 km N of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 6754 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.011 km NNE of Marblemount, Washington · 6753 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.65 km NNW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 6749 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.97 km WNW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 6734 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 1.93 km SSE of Birch Bay, Washington · 6793 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.24 km N of Custer, Washington · 6797 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.09 km N of Hamilton, Washington · 6800 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.78 km N of Hamilton, Washington · 6800 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.64 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 6805 days ago · 41 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.29 km NE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 6807 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.52 km E of Lake Ketchum, Washington · 6815 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10744568. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:40 PM UTC.