Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 4 km SSW of Fall City, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4 km SSW of Fall City, Washington on Sun, Jul 6, 2008, 10:01 AM PDT (17:01 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2008-07-06 17:01:03 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.533° N, 121.918° 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
±0.04
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.71 km ENE of Shoreline, Washington · 6663 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.24 km E of Belfair, Washington · 6663 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.74 km SE of Monroe, Washington · 6662 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.010 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 6661 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.91 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 6660 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.415 km WNW of Packwood, Washington · 6660 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.915 km WNW of Packwood, Washington · 6660 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.54 km W of Federal Way, Washington · 6659 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.63 km WSW of Lake McMurray, Washington · 6656 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.91 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington · 6656 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.910 km N of Cliffdell, Washington · 6656 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.07 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 6656 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.73 km E of Bryant, Washington · 6655 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.92 km ENE of Maltby, Washington · 6654 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.56 km W of Seattle, Washington · 6654 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.86 km SSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 6653 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.72 km WSW of Navy Yard City, Washington · 6651 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.74 km NW of Eastmont, Washington · 6650 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.91 km SE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 6650 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.7Puget Sound region, Washington · 6650 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 1.61 km W of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 6647 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 1.80 km SW of Cottage Lake, Washington · 6645 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 1.55 km NE of Mirrormont, Washington · 6645 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 1.67 km WSW of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 6641 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 3.93 km NNE of Port Townsend, Washington · 6640 days ago · 56 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 5
  26. 1.70 km N of Maple Valley, Washington · 6639 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 1.61 km ESE of Pacific, Washington · 6638 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 1.51 km SE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 6636 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 1.59 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 6634 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 1.72 km S of Navy Yard City, Washington · 6631 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 1.80 km N of McKenna, Washington · 6630 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 1.63 km NNE of Ruston, Washington · 6629 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 1.61 km S of Des Moines, Washington · 6629 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 1.52 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 6628 days ago · 29 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 1.84 km SE of Camano, Washington · 6627 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 1.58 km WSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 6627 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.51 km NNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 6625 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 1.64 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 6623 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 2.08 km ENE of Duvall, Washington · 6621 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 2.05 km S of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 6621 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 3.018 km SW of Brinnon, Washington · 6619 days ago · 44 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 1.61 km WNW of Seabeck, Washington · 6618 days ago · 45 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 1.71 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 6617 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 1.74 km NNW of Woods Creek, Washington · 6616 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 1.911 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 6616 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 2.612 km N of Ashford, Washington · 6616 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 1.619 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 6612 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 1.66 km WNW of Tumwater, Washington · 6610 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 1.736 km NE of Skykomish, Washington · 6665 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.40 km SW of Auburn, Washington · 6668 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.02 km NNW of Gorst, Washington · 6670 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.73 km WSW of Gorst, Washington · 6671 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.815 km WNW of Packwood, Washington · 6672 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.73 km SW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 6673 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.84 km NE of Mirrormont, Washington · 6675 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.55 km W of Port Townsend, Washington · 6676 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.610 km E of Verlot, Washington · 6676 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.410 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 6676 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.812 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 6677 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.64 km W of Gorst, Washington · 6680 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.31 km NNE of Waller, Washington · 6681 days ago · 64 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.21 km NNE of Gorst, Washington · 6681 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.511 km S of Verlot, Washington · 6682 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.95 km SSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 6684 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.30 km S of Yarrow Point, Washington · 6685 days ago · 27 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.310 km S of Sultan, Washington · 6686 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.814 km WSW of Cashmere, Washington · 6687 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.12 km N of Riverton, Washington · 6688 days ago · 57 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10744533. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:01 AM UTC.