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M1.5 earthquake 2 km E of Klahanie, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 2 km E of Klahanie, Washington on Wed, Mar 5, 2008, 2:53 AM PST (10:53 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 12 km E of Verlot, 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
2008-03-05 10:53:06 UTC
Depth
12.2 km (7.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.569° N, 121.975° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
103°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.837 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 6786 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.84 km SW of Woodway, Washington · 6785 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.58 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 6783 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.73 km SW of White Center, Washington · 6780 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.71 km NNW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 6779 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.03 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 6779 days ago · 30 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.53 km WNW of Edmonds, Washington · 6769 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.51 km NW of Federal Way, Washington · 6766 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.51 km SE of Burien, Washington · 6762 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.81 km NNW of Normandy Park, Washington · 6762 days ago · 23 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.56 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 6760 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.510 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 6760 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.19 km NW of Port Townsend, Washington · 6758 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.75 km SE of Oso, Washington · 6757 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.02 km NNW of Black Diamond, Washington · 6756 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.72 km SW of Ravensdale, Washington · 6756 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 1.63 km NNW of Black Diamond, Washington · 6756 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.52 km NW of Black Diamond, Washington · 6756 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.82 km N of Boulevard Park, Washington · 6750 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.65 km NNW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 6749 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.711 km E of Verlot, Washington · 6749 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 1.67 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 6741 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 2.3Washington · 6740 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 3.412 km E of Verlot, Washington · 6740 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 1.73 km SSE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 6740 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 1.511 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 6740 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 1.51 km NNW of Browns Point, Washington · 6739 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 1.86 km SSE of Sultan, Washington · 6736 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 1.53 km NNE of Wilburton, Washington · 6736 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 1.97 km WNW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 6735 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 1.54 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 6730 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 2.29 km E of Ashford, Washington · 6728 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 1.75 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 6793 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.00 km NW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 6799 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.618 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 6800 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.29 km NE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 6807 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.52 km E of Lake Ketchum, Washington · 6815 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.91 km WNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 6817 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.61 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington · 6817 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.67 km S of Seabeck, Washington · 6817 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10736088. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.