Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 1 km SE of Enumclaw, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 1 km SE of Enumclaw, Washington on Sun, May 18, 2008, 10:16 AM PDT (17:16 UTC), 20 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 10 km N of Cliffdell, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2008-05-18 17:16:26 UTC
Depth
20.2 km (12.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.195° N, 121.974° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.84 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 6709 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.111 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 6708 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.611 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 6707 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.013 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 6705 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.73 km SSE of Woods Creek, Washington · 6705 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.92 km NNE of Carnation, Washington · 6703 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.24 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 6700 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.43 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 6691 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.716 km N of Ashford, Washington · 6691 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.27 km W of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 6690 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.95 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington · 6689 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.12 km N of Riverton, Washington · 6688 days ago · 57 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.310 km S of Sultan, Washington · 6686 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.30 km S of Yarrow Point, Washington · 6685 days ago · 27 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.95 km SSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 6684 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.511 km S of Verlot, Washington · 6682 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.617 km SE of Morton, Washington · 6682 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.21 km NNE of Gorst, Washington · 6681 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.31 km NNE of Waller, Washington · 6681 days ago · 64 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.64 km W of Gorst, Washington · 6680 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 1.710 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 6677 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.84 km NE of Mirrormont, Washington · 6675 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 1.619 km SE of Morton, Washington · 6673 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.73 km SW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 6673 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.510 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 6672 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.815 km WNW of Packwood, Washington · 6672 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 1.54 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 6671 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.73 km WSW of Gorst, Washington · 6671 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 2.02 km NNW of Gorst, Washington · 6670 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 2.40 km SW of Auburn, Washington · 6668 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 2.032 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 6665 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.54 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 6664 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 1.71 km ENE of Shoreline, Washington · 6663 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 2.24 km E of Belfair, Washington · 6663 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 1.74 km SE of Monroe, Washington · 6662 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 1.91 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 6660 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 2.415 km WNW of Packwood, Washington · 6660 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 1.915 km WNW of Packwood, Washington · 6660 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 1.54 km W of Federal Way, Washington · 6659 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 1.91 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington · 6656 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 2.910 km N of Cliffdell, Washington · 6656 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 1.92 km ENE of Maltby, Washington · 6654 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 1.56 km W of Seattle, Washington · 6654 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 1.86 km SSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 6653 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 1.66 km N of Kingston, Washington · 6713 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.615 km SSW of Nile, Washington · 6714 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.94 km WSW of Shoreline, Washington · 6719 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.10 km E of Auburn, Washington · 6720 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.29 km E of Ashford, Washington · 6728 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.54 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 6730 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.53 km NNE of Wilburton, Washington · 6736 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.86 km SSE of Sultan, Washington · 6736 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.51 km NNW of Browns Point, Washington · 6739 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.511 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 6740 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.712 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 6740 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.73 km SSE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 6740 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.67 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 6741 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10746728. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:28 PM UTC.