Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 2 km N of Riverton, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 2 km N of Riverton, Washington on Fri, Jun 13, 2008, 2:59 AM PDT (09:59 UTC), 57 km (36 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
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2008-06-13 09:59:48 UTC
Depth
57.2 km (35.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.504° N, 122.293° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 49 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.310 km S of Sultan, Washington · 6686 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.30 km S of Yarrow Point, Washington · 6685 days ago · 27 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.95 km SSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 6684 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.511 km S of Verlot, Washington · 6682 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.21 km NNE of Gorst, Washington · 6681 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.31 km NNE of Waller, Washington · 6681 days ago · 64 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.64 km W of Gorst, Washington · 6680 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.812 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 6677 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.410 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 6676 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.610 km E of Verlot, Washington · 6676 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.55 km WNW of Coupeville, Washington · 6676 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.55 km W of Port Townsend, Washington · 6675 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.84 km NE of Mirrormont, Washington · 6675 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.73 km SW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 6673 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.73 km WSW of Gorst, Washington · 6671 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.02 km NNW of Gorst, Washington · 6670 days ago · 23 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.40 km SW of Auburn, Washington · 6668 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.54 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 6664 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.71 km ENE of Shoreline, Washington · 6663 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.24 km E of Belfair, Washington · 6663 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 1.74 km SE of Monroe, Washington · 6662 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 2.010 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 6661 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.91 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 6660 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 1.54 km W of Federal Way, Washington · 6659 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 1.63 km WSW of Lake McMurray, Washington · 6656 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 1.91 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington · 6656 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 2.07 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 6655 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.73 km E of Bryant, Washington · 6655 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 1.92 km ENE of Maltby, Washington · 6654 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 1.56 km W of Seattle, Washington · 6654 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 1.86 km SSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 6653 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 1.72 km WSW of Navy Yard City, Washington · 6651 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 1.74 km NW of Eastmont, Washington · 6650 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 1.91 km SE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 6650 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 1.7Puget Sound region, Washington · 6650 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 1.61 km W of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 6647 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 1.80 km SW of Cottage Lake, Washington · 6645 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 1.55 km NE of Mirrormont, Washington · 6645 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 1.67 km WSW of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 6641 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 3.93 km NNE of Port Townsend, Washington · 6640 days ago · 56 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 5
  41. 1.70 km N of Maple Valley, Washington · 6639 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 1.61 km ESE of Pacific, Washington · 6637 days ago · 21 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 1.51 km SE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 6635 days ago · 21 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 1.59 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 6634 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 1.72 km S of Navy Yard City, Washington · 6631 days ago · 23 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 1.80 km N of McKenna, Washington · 6630 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 1.63 km NNE of Ruston, Washington · 6629 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 1.61 km S of Des Moines, Washington · 6629 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 1.52 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 6628 days ago · 29 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 1.94 km SE of Oso, Washington · 6688 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.95 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington · 6689 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.27 km W of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 6690 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.716 km N of Ashford, Washington · 6691 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.43 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 6691 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.33 km NE of Conway, Washington · 6701 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.92 km NNE of Carnation, Washington · 6703 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.73 km SSE of Woods Creek, Washington · 6705 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.611 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 6707 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.111 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 6708 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.84 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 6709 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.61 km SE of Enumclaw, Washington · 6713 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.66 km N of Kingston, Washington · 6713 days ago · 23 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.712 km ENE of Jamestown, Washington · 6714 days ago · 52 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10744413. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:01 PM UTC.