Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 8 km NE of Fall City, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 8 km NE of Fall City, Washington on Sat, May 3, 2025, 1:54 AM PDT (08:54 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 3 km W of Mount Vernon, 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
2025-05-03 08:54:49 UTC
Depth
16.7 km (10.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.609° N, 121.798° W
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55 km S of Port Ludlow, Washington · 516 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.88 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 512 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.75 km WSW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 511 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.61 km SW of Burien, Washington · 510 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.72 km NNE of Enetai, Washington · 505 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.08 km ESE of Ashford, Washington · 505 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.81 km NNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 503 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.612 km E of Greenwater, Washington · 501 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.74 km WSW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 501 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.10 km NNW of Esperance, Washington · 500 days ago · 27 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.89 km SSW of Seabeck, Washington · 500 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.74 km W of Mount Vernon, Washington · 500 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.61 km NNW of Boulevard Park, Washington · 499 days ago · 27 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.717 km W of Leavenworth, Washington · 497 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.84 km N of Echo Lake, Washington · 492 days ago · 25 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 35
  16. 2.023 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 491 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.93 km W of Mount Vernon, Washington · 489 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 67
  18. 1.73 km NNE of Dash Point, Washington · 488 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.72 km NE of Echo Lake, Washington · 484 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.77 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 479 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 1.84 km WSW of Clinton, Washington · 479 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 1.82 km NNE of Keyport, Washington · 477 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 1.56 km ESE of Quilcene, Washington · 476 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 2.03 km SSE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 474 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 1.94 km W of Mount Vernon, Washington · 473 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 1.74 km WSW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 473 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 1.94 km W of Mount Vernon, Washington · 473 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 1.74 km W of Mount Vernon, Washington · 472 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 1.87 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 471 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 1.97 km S of Woods Creek, Washington · 470 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 2.510 km SW of Seabeck, Washington · 460 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 3

Before

  1. 2.14 km WSW of Clinton, Washington · 521 days ago · 30 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.711 km E of Greenwater, Washington · 521 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.410 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 522 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.79 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 528 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.54 km ESE of Indianola, Washington · 531 days ago · 28 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.42 km N of City of Sammamish, Washington · 534 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 10
  7. 1.64 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 535 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.82 km ESE of Buckley, Washington · 536 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.82 km WSW of Federal Way, Washington · 536 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.02 km E of Tracyton, Washington · 539 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.67 km NE of Quilcene, Washington · 542 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.70 km NNW of Redmond, Washington · 545 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 3.712 km E of Greenwater, Washington · 547 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 344
  14. 1.82 km ESE of Buckley, Washington · 549 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.71 km SE of Kapowsin, Washington · 549 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.66 km S of Gorst, Washington · 550 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw62092257. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:37 AM UTC.