Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 0 km WSW of Home, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 0 km WSW of Home, Washington on Wed, Nov 12, 2008, 7:16 PM PST (03:16 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 9 km SSE of Sultan, 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
2008-11-13 03:16:14 UTC
Depth
21.3 km (13.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.273° N, 122.773° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.83 km NNE of Woods Creek, Washington · 6535 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.75 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 6531 days ago · 21 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.40 km SW of Mercer Island, Washington · 6530 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.40 km S of Mercer Island, Washington · 6530 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.89 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 6523 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.89 km SSE of Sultan, Washington · 6522 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 11
  7. 1.71 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 6520 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.81 km SSW of Lynnwood, Washington · 6519 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.514 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 6518 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.96 km W of Burley, Washington · 6516 days ago · 23 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.812 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 6515 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.51 km SSW of Ames Lake, Washington · 6511 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.71 km SSE of Meadowdale, Washington · 6502 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.62 km WSW of Belfair, Washington · 6493 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.59 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 6492 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.66 km W of Seattle, Washington · 6490 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.81 km WNW of Federal Way, Washington · 6489 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.614 km SSE of Ashford, Washington · 6485 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.819 km E of Humptulips, Washington · 6484 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.119 km E of Humptulips, Washington · 6482 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 1.51 km NNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 6478 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 1.65 km SW of Snoqualmie, Washington · 6477 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 2.214 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 6539 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.73 km SSE of Ames Lake, Washington · 6543 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.06 km SW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 6550 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.79 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 6550 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.7Puget Sound region, Washington · 6551 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.60 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington · 6551 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.71 km NW of Bonney Lake, Washington · 6551 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.25 km N of Lofall, Washington · 6551 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.82 km NNE of Maple Valley, Washington · 6551 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.73 km ENE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 6551 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.37 km W of Burley, Washington · 6553 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.50 km WSW of Monroe North, Washington · 6560 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.83 km ENE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 6562 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10757583. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:05 PM UTC.