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M1.8 earthquake 1 km NNW of Normandy Park, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 1 km NNW of Normandy Park, Washington on Sun, Mar 30, 2008, 3:51 AM PDT (10:51 UTC), 23 km (14 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
2008-03-30 10:51:08 UTC
Depth
22.7 km (14.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.453° N, 122.346° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 1.56 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 6760 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.510 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 6760 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.19 km NW of Port Townsend, Washington · 6758 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.75 km SE of Oso, Washington · 6757 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.02 km NNW of Black Diamond, Washington · 6756 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.72 km SW of Ravensdale, Washington · 6756 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.63 km NNW of Black Diamond, Washington · 6756 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.52 km NW of Black Diamond, Washington · 6756 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.82 km N of Boulevard Park, Washington · 6750 days ago · 25 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.711 km E of Verlot, Washington · 6749 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.67 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 6741 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.3Washington · 6740 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 3.412 km E of Verlot, Washington · 6740 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.73 km SSE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 6740 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.511 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 6740 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.51 km NNW of Browns Point, Washington · 6739 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 1.86 km SSE of Sultan, Washington · 6736 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.53 km NNE of Wilburton, Washington · 6736 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.54 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 6730 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.29 km E of Ashford, Washington · 6728 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 2.10 km E of Auburn, Washington · 6720 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 1.94 km WSW of Shoreline, Washington · 6719 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 1.712 km ENE of Jamestown, Washington · 6715 days ago · 52 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.66 km N of Kingston, Washington · 6713 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 1.61 km SE of Enumclaw, Washington · 6713 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 1.84 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 6710 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 2.111 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 6708 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 1.611 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 6708 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 1.73 km SSE of Woods Creek, Washington · 6705 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 1.92 km NNE of Carnation, Washington · 6703 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 1.51 km SE of Burien, Washington · 6763 days ago · 24 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.51 km NW of Federal Way, Washington · 6767 days ago · 23 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.53 km WNW of Edmonds, Washington · 6769 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.03 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 6779 days ago · 30 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.71 km NNW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 6779 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.73 km SW of White Center, Washington · 6780 days ago · 21 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.58 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 6783 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.84 km SW of Woodway, Washington · 6786 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.52 km E of Klahanie, Washington · 6788 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10743793. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:06 AM UTC.