Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 4 km SW of Darrington, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 4 km SW of Darrington, Washington on Wed, Jan 16, 2008, 5:32 PM PST (01:32 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 1 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2008-01-17 01:32:47 UTC
Depth
3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.228° N, 121.654° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
41°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.95 km E of Marrowstone, Washington · 6833 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.821 km NNW of Marblemount, Washington · 6831 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.050 km WNW of Granite Falls, Washington · 6830 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.86 km SSE of Shoreline, Washington · 6828 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.91 km WNW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 6826 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.04 km NE of Lofall, Washington · 6826 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.54 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 6825 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.52 km WSW of Maple Valley, Washington · 6820 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.61 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington · 6817 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.91 km WNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 6817 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.52 km E of Lake Ketchum, Washington · 6816 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.29 km NE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 6807 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.78 km N of Hamilton, Washington · 6801 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.09 km N of Hamilton, Washington · 6801 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.00 km NW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 6799 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.75 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 6793 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.52 km E of Klahanie, Washington · 6788 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.837 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 6787 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.84 km SW of Woodway, Washington · 6786 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.58 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 6784 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 1.73 km SW of White Center, Washington · 6780 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.71 km NNW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 6779 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 1.820 km NNW of Concrete, Washington · 6778 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 1.57 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 6836 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.25 km NE of Lofall, Washington · 6838 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.45 km NNE of Lofall, Washington · 6838 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.61 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 6838 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.611 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 6839 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.81 km N of Maple Valley, Washington · 6840 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.612 km NW of Ault Field, Washington · 6842 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.049 km WNW of Granite Falls, Washington · 6845 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.748 km WNW of Granite Falls, Washington · 6845 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.52 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 6850 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.68 km E of Deming, Washington · 6852 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.68 km SSE of Maple Falls, Washington · 6856 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.87 km SW of Glacier, Washington · 6856 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.19 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 6856 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.99 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 6857 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.62 km SSE of Keyport, Washington · 6863 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.81 km WSW of Keyport, Washington · 6865 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10735888. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:33 AM UTC.