Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 4 km WSW of Darrington, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4 km WSW of Darrington, Washington on Mon, Jan 28, 2008, 6:39 AM PST (14:39 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 48 km WNW of Granite Falls, 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
2008-01-28 14:39:21 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.235° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.52 km WSW of Maple Valley, Washington · 6819 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.61 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington · 6816 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.91 km WNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 6816 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.52 km E of Lake Ketchum, Washington · 6815 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.29 km NE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 6807 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.78 km N of Hamilton, Washington · 6800 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.09 km N of Hamilton, Washington · 6800 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.00 km NW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 6798 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.75 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 6792 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.52 km E of Klahanie, Washington · 6787 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.837 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 6786 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.84 km SW of Woodway, Washington · 6785 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.58 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 6783 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.73 km SW of White Center, Washington · 6779 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.71 km NNW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 6779 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.820 km NNW of Concrete, Washington · 6777 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 3.348 km WNW of Granite Falls, Washington · 6775 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.048 km WNW of Granite Falls, Washington · 6775 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.92 km NE of Anacortes, Washington · 6769 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.53 km WNW of Edmonds, Washington · 6769 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 2.13 km E of Anacortes, Washington · 6766 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 2.01 km NE of Anacortes, Washington · 6766 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 1.71 km E of Anacortes, Washington · 6766 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 1.93 km ENE of Anacortes, Washington · 6766 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 2.12 km ENE of Anacortes, Washington · 6766 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 2.23 km ENE of Anacortes, Washington · 6766 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 2.12 km NE of Anacortes, Washington · 6766 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 1.55 km ENE of Anacortes, Washington · 6766 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 2.04 km NE of Lofall, Washington · 6825 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.91 km WNW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 6826 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.86 km SSE of Shoreline, Washington · 6827 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.050 km WNW of Granite Falls, Washington · 6829 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.821 km NNW of Marblemount, Washington · 6830 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.95 km E of Marrowstone, Washington · 6832 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.14 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 6835 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.57 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 6836 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.25 km NE of Lofall, Washington · 6837 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.45 km NNE of Lofall, Washington · 6837 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.61 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 6838 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.611 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 6838 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.81 km N of Maple Valley, Washington · 6839 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.612 km NW of Ault Field, Washington · 6841 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.049 km WNW of Granite Falls, Washington · 6845 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.748 km WNW of Granite Falls, Washington · 6845 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.52 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 6849 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.68 km E of Deming, Washington · 6852 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10741313. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:56 PM UTC.