Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 6 km SSE of Sultan, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6 km SSE of Sultan, Washington on Fri, Apr 25, 2008, 12:35 PM PDT (19:35 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 12 km ENE 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
2008-04-25 19:35:42 UTC
Depth
-0.9 km (-0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.812° N, 121.778° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
117°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.53 km NNE of Wilburton, Washington · 6736 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.97 km WNW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 6735 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.54 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 6730 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.10 km E of Auburn, Washington · 6720 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.94 km WSW of Shoreline, Washington · 6719 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.712 km ENE of Jamestown, Washington · 6714 days ago · 52 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.66 km N of Kingston, Washington · 6713 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.61 km SE of Enumclaw, Washington · 6713 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.84 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 6709 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.73 km SSE of Woods Creek, Washington · 6705 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.92 km NNE of Carnation, Washington · 6703 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.730 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 6701 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.33 km NE of Conway, Washington · 6700 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.43 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 6691 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.27 km W of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 6689 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.95 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington · 6689 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.94 km SE of Oso, Washington · 6688 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.12 km N of Riverton, Washington · 6687 days ago · 57 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.814 km WSW of Cashmere, Washington · 6687 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.310 km S of Sultan, Washington · 6686 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 1.93 km WSW of Rockport, Washington · 6685 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 2.30 km S of Yarrow Point, Washington · 6685 days ago · 27 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 1.95 km SSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 6684 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 1.511 km S of Verlot, Washington · 6682 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 2.21 km NNE of Gorst, Washington · 6681 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 2.31 km NNE of Waller, Washington · 6681 days ago · 64 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 1.64 km W of Gorst, Washington · 6680 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 2.812 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 6676 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 2.410 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 6676 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 1.51 km NNW of Browns Point, Washington · 6739 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.73 km SSE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 6740 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 3.412 km E of Verlot, Washington · 6740 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.3Washington · 6740 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.67 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 6741 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.711 km E of Verlot, Washington · 6749 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.65 km NNW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 6749 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.82 km N of Boulevard Park, Washington · 6750 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.011 km NNE of Marblemount, Washington · 6753 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.55 km N of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 6754 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.83 km ENE of Anacortes, Washington · 6756 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.52 km NW of Black Diamond, Washington · 6756 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.63 km NNW of Black Diamond, Washington · 6756 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.72 km SW of Ravensdale, Washington · 6756 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.02 km NNW of Black Diamond, Washington · 6756 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.75 km SE of Oso, Washington · 6757 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.19 km NW of Port Townsend, Washington · 6758 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.76 km N of Hamilton, Washington · 6758 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.56 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 6760 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.81 km ESE of Anacortes, Washington · 6760 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10751263. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:15 PM UTC.