Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 3 km WSW of Gorst, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 3 km WSW of Gorst, Washington on Sun, Jun 29, 2008, 9:42 PM PDT (04:42 UTC), 22 km (14 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
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2008-06-30 04:42:49 UTC
Depth
22.1 km (13.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.516° N, 122.749° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
136°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.02 km NNW of Gorst, Washington · 6670 days ago · 23 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.40 km SW of Auburn, Washington · 6668 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.54 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 6664 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.71 km ENE of Shoreline, Washington · 6663 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.24 km E of Belfair, Washington · 6663 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.74 km SE of Monroe, Washington · 6662 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.91 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 6660 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.54 km W of Federal Way, Washington · 6659 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.63 km WSW of Lake McMurray, Washington · 6656 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.91 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington · 6656 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.73 km E of Bryant, Washington · 6655 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.92 km ENE of Maltby, Washington · 6654 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.56 km W of Seattle, Washington · 6654 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.86 km SSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 6653 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.72 km WSW of Navy Yard City, Washington · 6650 days ago · 22 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.74 km NW of Eastmont, Washington · 6650 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.91 km SE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 6650 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.7Puget Sound region, Washington · 6650 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.61 km W of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 6647 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.80 km SW of Cottage Lake, Washington · 6645 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 1.55 km NE of Mirrormont, Washington · 6645 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 1.67 km WSW of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 6641 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 3.93 km NNE of Port Townsend, Washington · 6640 days ago · 56 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 5
  24. 1.70 km N of Maple Valley, Washington · 6639 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.61 km ESE of Pacific, Washington · 6637 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 1.51 km SE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 6635 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 1.59 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 6634 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 1.72 km S of Navy Yard City, Washington · 6631 days ago · 23 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 1.80 km N of McKenna, Washington · 6630 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 1.63 km NNE of Ruston, Washington · 6629 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 1.61 km S of Des Moines, Washington · 6629 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 1.52 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 6628 days ago · 29 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 1.84 km SE of Camano, Washington · 6627 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 1.58 km WSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 6627 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 1.51 km NNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 6625 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 1.64 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 6623 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 2.08 km ENE of Duvall, Washington · 6621 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 2.05 km S of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 6621 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 3.018 km SW of Brinnon, Washington · 6619 days ago · 44 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 1.61 km WNW of Seabeck, Washington · 6618 days ago · 45 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 1.71 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 6617 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 1.74 km NNW of Woods Creek, Washington · 6616 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 1.911 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 6616 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 2.612 km N of Ashford, Washington · 6616 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 1.619 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 6612 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 1.73 km SW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 6673 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.84 km NE of Mirrormont, Washington · 6675 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.55 km W of Port Townsend, Washington · 6675 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.55 km WNW of Coupeville, Washington · 6676 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.64 km W of Gorst, Washington · 6680 days ago · 22 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.31 km NNE of Waller, Washington · 6681 days ago · 64 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.21 km NNE of Gorst, Washington · 6681 days ago · 24 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.511 km S of Verlot, Washington · 6682 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.95 km SSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 6684 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.30 km S of Yarrow Point, Washington · 6685 days ago · 27 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.911 km NW of Jamestown, Washington · 6686 days ago · 29 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.310 km S of Sultan, Washington · 6686 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.12 km N of Riverton, Washington · 6687 days ago · 57 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.95 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington · 6689 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.27 km W of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 6689 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.716 km N of Ashford, Washington · 6691 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.43 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 6691 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.33 km NE of Conway, Washington · 6700 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10751668. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:26 PM UTC.