Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km N of Mossyrock, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km N of Mossyrock, Washington on Tue, Aug 5, 2008, 12:50 AM PDT (07:50 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 23 km SSE of Mossyrock, 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
2008-08-05 07:50:33 UTC
Depth
12.2 km (7.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.583° N, 122.484° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6631 days ago · -2 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.80 km N of McKenna, Washington · 6630 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.90 km ESE of Brush Prairie, Washington · 6630 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.63 km NNE of Ruston, Washington · 6630 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.61 km S of Des Moines, Washington · 6629 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.52 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 6628 days ago · 29 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6628 days ago · -2 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.736 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6627 days ago · -2 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.51 km NNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 6625 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.836 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6623 days ago · -2 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.87 km SSW of Onalaska, Washington · 6619 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6619 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6617 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.911 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 6616 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.612 km N of Ashford, Washington · 6616 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.430 km N of Amboy, Washington · 6613 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.619 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 6612 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.57 km WSW of Morton, Washington · 6612 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.66 km WNW of Tumwater, Washington · 6610 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6604 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 1.516 km WSW of Cliffdell, Washington · 6602 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.58 km S of Morton, Washington · 6601 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 2.523 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 6600 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 2.923 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 6600 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 1.623 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 6600 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 2.423 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 6600 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 1.523 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 6600 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6598 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 1.7Washington · 6591 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 1.523 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 6589 days ago · -3 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 1.527 km NNW of Amboy, Washington · 6587 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 1.910 km WSW of Porter, Washington · 6585 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.512 km ESE of Shelton, Washington · 6584 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 2.617 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 6581 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 1.85 km WSW of Kalama, Washington · 6577 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 1.711 km N of Pe Ell, Washington · 6576 days ago · 29 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 1.51 km SE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 6636 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.61 km ESE of Pacific, Washington · 6638 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.70 km N of Maple Valley, Washington · 6640 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.615 km E of Yacolt, Washington · 6655 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.91 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington · 6656 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.54 km W of Federal Way, Washington · 6659 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.915 km WNW of Packwood, Washington · 6660 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.415 km WNW of Packwood, Washington · 6660 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.24 km E of Belfair, Washington · 6663 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10746388. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:27 AM UTC.