M2.5 earthquake 8 km ESE of Forks, Washington

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 8 km ESE of Forks, Washington on Sun, May 11, 2025, 3:02 PM PDT (22:02 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 25 km WNW of Hoodsport, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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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
2.46	ML, local (Richter)	Pacific Northwest Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.22546741839588247 · 7 stations
2.0	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.077 · 22 stations

2 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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw62097577 (also filed as us7000pyqd). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:06 AM UTC.