The January 28, 1995 earthquake
M5.0near Des Moines, Washington
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake 9.6 miles deep, 0.5 miles off King County. The 25th strongest in Washington’s record since 1900, and the strongest within 50 miles since a magnitude 6.7 on April 29, 1965.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0
- duration magnitude (md)
- Depth
- 9.6 mi
- 15.4 km below the surface
- Local time
- Saturday, January 28, 1995
- 19:11 PST; 03:11 UTC on Jan 29, 1995
- In Washington’s record
- 25th
- strongest of 5,002 since 1900
USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, event uw10366973 (“3 km WSW of Des Moines, Washington”). The USGS event page carries the ShakeMap, felt reports and the official summary.
Counties and cities within 50 miles
Distance from the epicentre to each county boundary (zero when inside) and to each city centre.
Counties
- King CountyWA · 0.5 mi
- Pierce CountyWA · 5.2 mi
- Kitsap CountyWA · 8.4 mi
- Mason CountyWA · 20.6 mi
- Thurston CountyWA · 25.0 mi
- Snohomish CountyWA · 27.1 mi
- Jefferson CountyWA · 28.4 mi
- Island CountyWA · 35.9 mi
- Kittitas CountyWA · 42.0 mi
- Clallam CountyWA · 42.9 mi
- Lewis CountyWA · 43.7 mi
- Grays Harbor CountyWA · 44.5 mi
Earthquakes around the epicentre
222 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles of this epicentre since 1973.
Earlier earthquakes of magnitude 5 or more within 50 miles, strongest first
- April 13, 1949M6.7
- April 29, 1965M6.7
- November 12, 1939M6.1
- February 14, 1946M5.8
- March 16, 1904M5.3
- July 17, 1932M5.2
- May 15, 1954M5.0
USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog. Local time is the time zone of the county nearest the epicentre. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them.