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M1.9 earthquake 5 km E of Marrowstone, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5 km E of Marrowstone, Washington on Sun, Jan 20, 2008, 6:26 AM PST (14:26 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 7 km S of Seabeck, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2008-01-20 14:26:26 UTC
Depth
27.2 km (16.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.058° N, 122.620° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
56°
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: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.86 km SSE of Shoreline, Washington · 6827 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.91 km WNW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 6826 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.04 km NE of Lofall, Washington · 6826 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.54 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 6824 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.836 km ESE of Forks, Washington · 6824 days ago · 37 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.52 km WSW of Maple Valley, Washington · 6819 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.67 km S of Seabeck, Washington · 6817 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.61 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington · 6816 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.91 km WNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 6816 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.52 km E of Lake Ketchum, Washington · 6815 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.29 km NE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 6807 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.64 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 6805 days ago · 41 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.78 km N of Hamilton, Washington · 6800 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.09 km N of Hamilton, Washington · 6800 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.00 km NW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 6798 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.93 km SSE of Birch Bay, Washington · 6792 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.75 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 6792 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.94 km ENE of Custer, Washington · 6792 days ago · 74 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.52 km E of Klahanie, Washington · 6787 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.84 km SW of Woodway, Washington · 6785 days ago · 24 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 1.58 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 6783 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 1.73 km SW of White Center, Washington · 6779 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 1.71 km NNW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 6779 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 2.03 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 6778 days ago · 30 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 1.820 km NNW of Concrete, Washington · 6777 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 2.14 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 6836 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.57 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 6836 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.25 km NE of Lofall, Washington · 6837 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.45 km NNE of Lofall, Washington · 6837 days ago · 25 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.08 km NNE of Oak Bay, Canada · 6837 days ago · 27 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.61 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 6838 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.611 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 6839 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.81 km N of Maple Valley, Washington · 6839 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.612 km NW of Ault Field, Washington · 6841 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.35 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 6844 days ago · 54 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.52 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 6850 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.84 km NW of Victoria, Canada · 6851 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.68 km E of Deming, Washington · 6852 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.33 km W of Federal Way, Washington · 6854 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.68 km SSE of Maple Falls, Washington · 6855 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.87 km SW of Glacier, Washington · 6855 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.19 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 6855 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.99 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 6856 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.55 km SSE of Skokomish, Washington · 6860 days ago · 44 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10738293. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:19 PM UTC.