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M1.5 earthquake 7 km ESE of Deming, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 7 km ESE of Deming, Washington on Wed, Jan 16, 2008, 4:39 PM PST (00:39 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 9 km NE of Lake Cavanaugh, 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
2008-01-17 00:39:37 UTC
Depth
2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.803° N, 122.115° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.14 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 6836 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.95 km E of Marrowstone, Washington · 6832 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.821 km NNW of Marblemount, Washington · 6830 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.842 km SW of Princeton, Canada · 6827 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.54 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 6824 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.52 km E of Lake Ketchum, Washington · 6815 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.648 km SE of Hope, Canada · 6811 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.29 km NE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 6807 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.64 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 6805 days ago · 41 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.78 km N of Hamilton, Washington · 6800 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.09 km N of Hamilton, Washington · 6800 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.24 km N of Custer, Washington · 6796 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.93 km SSE of Birch Bay, Washington · 6792 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.75 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 6792 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.94 km ENE of Custer, Washington · 6792 days ago · 74 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.820 km NNW of Concrete, Washington · 6777 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 2.08 km NNE of Oak Bay, Canada · 6837 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.61 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 6838 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.612 km NW of Ault Field, Washington · 6841 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.35 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 6844 days ago · 54 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.68 km E of Deming, Washington · 6852 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.68 km SSE of Maple Falls, Washington · 6855 days ago · 22 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.87 km SW of Glacier, Washington · 6855 days ago · 21 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.19 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 6855 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10735873. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:41 PM UTC.