Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 1 km SW of Burien, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 1 km SW of Burien, Washington on Tue, May 13, 2025, 12:19 AM PDT (07:19 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 25 km WNW of Hoodsport, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2025-05-13 07:19:53 UTC
Depth
24.4 km (15.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.461° N, 122.366° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.825 km WNW of Hoodsport, Washington · 510 days ago · 40 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 27
  2. 1.72 km NNE of Enetai, Washington · 505 days ago · 25 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.08 km ESE of Ashford, Washington · 505 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.81 km NNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 503 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.612 km E of Greenwater, Washington · 502 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.10 km NNW of Esperance, Washington · 501 days ago · 27 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.89 km SSW of Seabeck, Washington · 501 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.61 km NNW of Boulevard Park, Washington · 499 days ago · 27 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.84 km N of Echo Lake, Washington · 493 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 35
  10. 2.023 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 492 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.624 km ESE of Neilton, Washington · 491 days ago · 31 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.615 km N of Satsop, Washington · 489 days ago · 39 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.73 km NNE of Dash Point, Washington · 488 days ago · 21 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 1.72 km NE of Echo Lake, Washington · 484 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.63 km SSW of Shelton, Washington · 484 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.77 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 479 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.84 km WSW of Clinton, Washington · 479 days ago · 27 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.82 km NNE of Keyport, Washington · 478 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.56 km ESE of Quilcene, Washington · 476 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.03 km SSE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 474 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 1.612 km WSW of Alder, Washington · 472 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 1.87 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 472 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.97 km S of Woods Creek, Washington · 470 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 2.510 km SW of Seabeck, Washington · 461 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 3
  25. 1.711 km WSW of Mineral, Washington · 458 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 2.12 km ENE of Home, Washington · 457 days ago · 37 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 454 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 1.523 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 454 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 1.622 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 454 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.56 km SE of Coupeville, Washington · 454 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  31. 1.622 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 454 days ago · -3 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 2.322 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 454 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.622 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 454 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 454 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 2.323 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 453 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 1.717 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 452 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 2.14 km E of Enumclaw, Washington · 452 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 452 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 2.022 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 452 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 1.77 km ENE of Manchester, Washington · 452 days ago · 54 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 1.723 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 451 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 2.422 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 451 days ago · -3 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 1.522 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 451 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 451 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 1.823 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 450 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 1.88 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 512 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.17 km NW of Jamestown, Washington · 512 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 3
  3. 1.55 km S of Port Ludlow, Washington · 517 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.88 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 520 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.14 km WSW of Clinton, Washington · 521 days ago · 30 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.711 km E of Greenwater, Washington · 521 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.410 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 522 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.211 km WSW of Mineral, Washington · 527 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.79 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 529 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.54 km ESE of Indianola, Washington · 531 days ago · 28 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.42 km N of City of Sammamish, Washington · 535 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 10
  12. 1.82 km ESE of Buckley, Washington · 536 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.82 km WSW of Federal Way, Washington · 537 days ago · 24 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.02 km E of Tracyton, Washington · 539 days ago · 23 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw62098427. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:26 PM UTC.