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M1.5 earthquake 11 km WNW of Ault Field, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 11 km WNW of Ault Field, Washington on Tue, Aug 5, 2025, 4:01 AM PDT (11:01 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 7 km ENE of Marrowstone, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2025-08-05 11:01:42 UTC
Depth
19.3 km (12.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.383° N, 122.819° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.85 km WNW of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 423 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.816 km SSW of River Road, Washington · 419 days ago · 44 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 11
  3. 2.225 km W of Brinnon, Washington · 417 days ago · 44 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
  4. 1.76 km SE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 415 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.624 km SSW of River Road, Washington · 409 days ago · 42 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.18 km SW of Duncan, Canada · 409 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.53 km N of Lyman, Washington · 408 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.92 km ESE of Mount Vernon, Washington · 408 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 164
  9. 2.22 km SE of Mount Vernon, Washington · 408 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.42 km ESE of Mount Vernon, Washington · 407 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 3
  11. 1.91 km NNE of Suquamish, Washington · 405 days ago · 56 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.516 km SE of Glacier, Washington · 404 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.94 km WSW of Shoreline, Washington · 404 days ago · 28 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 3
  14. 1.82 km ESE of Mount Vernon, Washington · 396 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.68 km SW of Chilliwack, Canada · 390 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.710 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 385 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.810 km S of Point Roberts, Washington · 383 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.97 km ENE of Marrowstone, Washington · 383 days ago · 54 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 71
  19. 1.62 km NNE of Enetai, Washington · 381 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.614 km SW of Cowichan Bay, Canada · 380 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 72
  21. 2.16 km WNW of Coupeville, Washington · 377 days ago · 23 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 1.88 km SSW of Birch Bay, Washington · 375 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 1.710 km N of Jamestown, Washington · 368 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.51 km NNW of Port Angeles East, Washington · 366 days ago · 41 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 2.33 km SW of Oak Harbor, Washington · 427 days ago · 28 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.90 km NW of Keyport, Washington · 427 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 128
  3. 1.914 km N of Jamestown, Washington · 427 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.01 km SSW of North Saanich, Canada · 428 days ago · 29 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.76 km E of North Saanich, Canada · 431 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.56 km ESE of Glacier, Washington · 433 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.63 km WSW of Sammamish, Washington · 434 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.67 km NNE of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 435 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.91 km SSE of Echo Lake, Washington · 435 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.65 km SE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 437 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.55 km WSW of Ferndale, Washington · 446 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.18 km E of Port Townsend, Washington · 446 days ago · 55 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.617 km SSE of Glacier, Washington · 446 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.77 km ENE of Manchester, Washington · 450 days ago · 54 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.56 km SE of Coupeville, Washington · 452 days ago · 28 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.58 km WNW of La Conner, Washington · 454 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw62166191. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:42 PM UTC.