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M1.5 earthquake 9 km NE of Fall City, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 9 km NE of Fall City, Washington on Mon, Sep 15, 2008, 6:07 AM PDT (13:07 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 1 km ESE of Snoqualmie, 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
2008-09-15 13:07:36 UTC
Depth
12.6 km (7.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.620° N, 121.781° 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 4.1 km horizontally, 4.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
144°
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: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.71 km ESE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 6591 days ago · 23 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 7
  2. 1.7Washington · 6590 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.523 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 6589 days ago · -3 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.72 km NE of Wilburton, Washington · 6586 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.512 km ESE of Shelton, Washington · 6584 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.62 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 6583 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.93 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 6582 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.75 km SE of Oso, Washington · 6581 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.617 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 6580 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.11 km SE of Oso, Washington · 6580 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.12 km SSW of Kingston, Washington · 6579 days ago · 28 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.61 km ESE of Oso, Washington · 6579 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.66 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 6578 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.40 km NE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 6577 days ago · 27 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.94 km SE of Oso, Washington · 6564 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.71 km WNW of Rockport, Washington · 6563 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.53 km W of Rockport, Washington · 6563 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.83 km ENE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 6561 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.50 km WSW of Monroe North, Washington · 6560 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.37 km W of Burley, Washington · 6553 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 1.77 km NNE of Startup, Washington · 6552 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 1.73 km ENE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 6551 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 1.82 km NNE of Maple Valley, Washington · 6551 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 2.25 km N of Lofall, Washington · 6551 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 1.71 km NW of Bonney Lake, Washington · 6551 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 1.60 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington · 6551 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 1.7Puget Sound region, Washington · 6551 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.79 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 6549 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 2.06 km SW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 6549 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 1.73 km SSE of Ames Lake, Washington · 6543 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 2.214 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 6538 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 1.50 km WSW of Home, Washington · 6535 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 1.83 km NNE of Woods Creek, Washington · 6535 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 1.68 km WNW of Lofall, Washington · 6596 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.93 km ENE of Poulsbo, Washington · 6598 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.82 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 6600 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.70 km NNW of Port Orchard, Washington · 6600 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.516 km WSW of Cliffdell, Washington · 6602 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.619 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 6612 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.612 km N of Ashford, Washington · 6616 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.911 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 6616 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.74 km NNW of Woods Creek, Washington · 6617 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.71 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 6617 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.61 km WNW of Seabeck, Washington · 6618 days ago · 45 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 3.018 km SW of Brinnon, Washington · 6619 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.05 km S of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 6621 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.08 km ENE of Duvall, Washington · 6621 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10750543. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:07 AM UTC.