M2.7 earthquake 11 km E of Verlot, Washington

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 11 km E of Verlot, Washington on Sun, Apr 13, 2008, 12:26 AM PDT (07:26 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 12 km E of Verlot, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.7	Md, duration	Pacific Northwest Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.05 · 14 stations
2.7	Md, duration	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for uw10744808. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10744808 (also filed as usp000g3tt). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:24 AM UTC.