Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 7 km SW of Darrington, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 7 km SW of Darrington, Washington on Tue, Jul 15, 2008, 4:49 AM PDT (11:49 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 3 km NNE of Port Townsend, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2008-07-15 11:49:31 UTC
Depth
1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.206° N, 121.665° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
81°
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 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73 km E of Bryant, Washington · 6655 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.92 km ENE of Maltby, Washington · 6654 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.56 km W of Seattle, Washington · 6654 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.86 km SSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 6654 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.54 km S of Bay View, Washington · 6651 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.74 km NW of Eastmont, Washington · 6650 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.91 km SE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 6650 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.7Puget Sound region, Washington · 6650 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.61 km W of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 6647 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.80 km SW of Cottage Lake, Washington · 6645 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.55 km NE of Mirrormont, Washington · 6645 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.67 km WSW of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 6641 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 3.93 km NNE of Port Townsend, Washington · 6640 days ago · 56 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 5
  14. 1.70 km N of Maple Valley, Washington · 6640 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.51 km SE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 6636 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.59 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 6634 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.58 km NNE of Anacortes, Washington · 6629 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.84 km SE of Camano, Washington · 6628 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.58 km WSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 6628 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.51 km NNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 6625 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.64 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 6624 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 2.08 km ENE of Duvall, Washington · 6621 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 2.05 km S of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 6621 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 1.71 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 6617 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 1.74 km NNW of Woods Creek, Washington · 6617 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 1.82 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 6600 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 1.93 km ENE of Poulsbo, Washington · 6598 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.68 km WNW of Lofall, Washington · 6596 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 1.91 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington · 6656 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.031 km NW of Granite Falls, Washington · 6656 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.63 km WSW of Lake McMurray, Washington · 6656 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.74 km SSE of Bay View, Washington · 6660 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.91 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 6660 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.010 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 6661 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.74 km SE of Monroe, Washington · 6662 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.71 km ENE of Shoreline, Washington · 6663 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.54 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 6664 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.736 km NE of Skykomish, Washington · 6665 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.73 km SW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 6673 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.84 km NE of Mirrormont, Washington · 6675 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.55 km W of Port Townsend, Washington · 6676 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.55 km WNW of Coupeville, Washington · 6676 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.610 km E of Verlot, Washington · 6676 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.410 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 6676 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.812 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 6677 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.95 km NNW of Anacortes, Washington · 6680 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.511 km S of Verlot, Washington · 6682 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.95 km SSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 6684 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10747468. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:31 AM UTC.