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M2.0 earthquake 7 km WNW of Orcas, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 7 km WNW of Orcas, Washington on Thu, Jun 12, 2008, 3:38 PM PDT (22:38 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 3 km NNE of Port Townsend, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2008-06-12 22:38:24 UTC
Depth
13.1 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.615° N, 123.049° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.94 km SE of Oso, Washington · 6688 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.911 km NW of Jamestown, Washington · 6686 days ago · 29 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.59 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 6684 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.95 km SSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 6684 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.95 km NNW of Anacortes, Washington · 6680 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.55 km WNW of Coupeville, Washington · 6676 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.55 km W of Port Townsend, Washington · 6675 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.73 km SW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 6673 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.74 km SSE of Bay View, Washington · 6660 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.913 km E of North Saanich, Canada · 6660 days ago · 54 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.63 km WSW of Lake McMurray, Washington · 6656 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.73 km E of Bryant, Washington · 6655 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.86 km SSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 6653 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.54 km S of Bay View, Washington · 6651 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.74 km NW of Eastmont, Washington · 6650 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.7Puget Sound region, Washington · 6650 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.711 km SW of Sooke, Canada · 6649 days ago · 37 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.93 km SE of Custer, Washington · 6648 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.67 km WSW of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 6641 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 3.93 km NNE of Port Townsend, Washington · 6640 days ago · 56 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 5
  21. 1.58 km NNE of Anacortes, Washington · 6629 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 1.95 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington · 6689 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.33 km NE of Conway, Washington · 6701 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.54 km NNW of Langford, Canada · 6704 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.66 km N of Kingston, Washington · 6713 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.712 km ENE of Jamestown, Washington · 6714 days ago · 52 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.69 km SSE of Friday Harbor, Washington · 6716 days ago · 52 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10744258. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:05 PM UTC.