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M1.8 earthquake 2 km ESE of Buckley, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 2 km ESE of Buckley, Washington on Wed, Apr 16, 2025, 11:31 PM PDT (06:31 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 4 km N of Echo Lake, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2025-04-17 06:31:25 UTC
Depth
18.1 km (11.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.153° N, 121.995° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
67

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.42 km N of City of Sammamish, Washington · 534 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 10
  2. 1.54 km ESE of Indianola, Washington · 531 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.79 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 529 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.211 km WSW of Mineral, Washington · 527 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.410 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 522 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.711 km E of Greenwater, Washington · 521 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.14 km WSW of Clinton, Washington · 521 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.88 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 520 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.116 km WSW of Nile, Washington · 517 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.55 km S of Port Ludlow, Washington · 517 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.88 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 512 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.61 km SW of Burien, Washington · 510 days ago · 24 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.72 km NNE of Enetai, Washington · 505 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.08 km ESE of Ashford, Washington · 505 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.825 km S of Morton, Washington · 504 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.81 km NNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 503 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.814 km SW of Packwood, Washington · 502 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.612 km E of Greenwater, Washington · 501 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.10 km NNW of Esperance, Washington · 501 days ago · 27 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.89 km SSW of Seabeck, Washington · 500 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.61 km NNW of Boulevard Park, Washington · 499 days ago · 27 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 1.717 km W of Leavenworth, Washington · 497 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 2.84 km N of Echo Lake, Washington · 492 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 35
  24. 2.023 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 491 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.73 km NNE of Dash Point, Washington · 488 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 1.72 km NE of Echo Lake, Washington · 484 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 1.63 km SSW of Shelton, Washington · 484 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 2.69 km S of Morton, Washington · 480 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 7
  29. 1.77 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 479 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 1.84 km WSW of Clinton, Washington · 479 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.82 km NNE of Keyport, Washington · 477 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.56 km ESE of Quilcene, Washington · 476 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 1.82 km WSW of Federal Way, Washington · 536 days ago · 24 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.02 km E of Tracyton, Washington · 539 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.79 km ENE of McCleary, Washington · 542 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.67 km NE of Quilcene, Washington · 543 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.70 km NNW of Redmond, Washington · 545 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 3.712 km E of Greenwater, Washington · 547 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 344
  7. 1.82 km ESE of Buckley, Washington · 549 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.71 km SE of Kapowsin, Washington · 549 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.66 km S of Gorst, Washington · 550 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.94 km WSW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 552 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.73 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 559 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.02 km NNE of Boulevard Park, Washington · 560 days ago · 32 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.27 km ENE of Hobart, Washington · 561 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 5
  14. 1.82 km SSE of Woodinville, Washington · 563 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.17 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 564 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw62093251. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:25 AM UTC.