Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8 km WNW of Lofall, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km WNW of Lofall, Washington on Sat, Sep 13, 2008, 2:02 AM PDT (09:02 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 10 km NW of Hoodsport, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2008-09-13 09:02:26 UTC
Depth
23.0 km (14.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.855° N, 122.760° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.59 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 6594 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.71 km ESE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 6591 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 7
  3. 1.72 km NE of Wilburton, Washington · 6586 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.512 km ESE of Shelton, Washington · 6584 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.62 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 6583 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.93 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 6582 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.75 km SE of Oso, Washington · 6581 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.11 km SE of Oso, Washington · 6580 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.12 km SSW of Kingston, Washington · 6579 days ago · 28 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.61 km ESE of Oso, Washington · 6579 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.66 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 6578 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.40 km NE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 6577 days ago · 27 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 3.210 km NW of Hoodsport, Washington · 6576 days ago · 45 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.94 km SE of Oso, Washington · 6564 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.710 km NW of Port Townsend, Washington · 6562 days ago · 27 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.83 km ENE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 6561 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.50 km WSW of Monroe North, Washington · 6560 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.37 km W of Burley, Washington · 6553 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.76 km NW of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 6552 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.77 km NNE of Startup, Washington · 6552 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 1.73 km ENE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 6551 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.82 km NNE of Maple Valley, Washington · 6551 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 2.25 km N of Lofall, Washington · 6551 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 1.71 km NW of Bonney Lake, Washington · 6551 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 1.60 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington · 6551 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.7Puget Sound region, Washington · 6551 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 2.414 km SSE of Oak Bay, Canada · 6550 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 1.815 km SSE of Oak Bay, Canada · 6550 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 1.79 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 6549 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 2.06 km SW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 6549 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.73 km SSE of Ames Lake, Washington · 6543 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 1.93 km ENE of Poulsbo, Washington · 6598 days ago · 23 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.82 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 6600 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.70 km NNW of Port Orchard, Washington · 6600 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.66 km WNW of Tumwater, Washington · 6610 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.74 km NNW of Woods Creek, Washington · 6617 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.71 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 6617 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.61 km WNW of Seabeck, Washington · 6618 days ago · 45 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 3.018 km SW of Brinnon, Washington · 6619 days ago · 44 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.99 km NW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 6621 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.05 km S of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 6621 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.08 km ENE of Duvall, Washington · 6621 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.64 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 6624 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.51 km NNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 6625 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10749798. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:03 AM UTC.