M2.5 earthquake 2 km SE of Buckley, Washington

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 2 km SE of Buckley, Washington on Fri, Oct 24, 2025, 4:59 PM PDT (23:59 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

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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
2.53	ML, local (Richter)	Pacific Northwest Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.1772600338971202 · 80 stations
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.04 · 82 stations

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw62206701 (also filed as us6000rjbm). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:40 AM UTC.