Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 37 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 37 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington on Thu, Mar 6, 2008, 8:26 AM PST (16:26 UTC), 6 km (4 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
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2008-03-06 16:26:30 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.919° N, 120.818° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.58 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 6783 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 3.348 km WNW of Granite Falls, Washington · 6775 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.048 km WNW of Granite Falls, Washington · 6775 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.75 km SE of Oso, Washington · 6757 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.011 km NNE of Marblemount, Washington · 6753 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.513 km W of Entiat, Washington · 6752 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.65 km NNW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 6749 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.711 km E of Verlot, Washington · 6748 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.67 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 6741 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.3Washington · 6740 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 3.412 km E of Verlot, Washington · 6740 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.79 km SW of Entiat, Washington · 6738 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.86 km SSE of Sultan, Washington · 6736 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.54 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 6730 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.66 km W of Entiat, Washington · 6730 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 1.52 km E of Klahanie, Washington · 6787 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.75 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 6792 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.00 km NW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 6798 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.29 km NE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 6807 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.210 km ENE of Cashmere, Washington · 6808 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10736613. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:42 PM UTC.