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M1.8 earthquake 21 km NNW of Forks, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 21 km NNW of Forks, Washington on Thu, Aug 7, 2025, 1:14 AM PDT (08:14 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 17 km NNW of Sekiu, 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
2025-08-07 08:14:29 UTC
Depth
37.0 km (23.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.123° N, 124.512° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.921 km NNW of Forks, Washington · 423 days ago · 38 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.816 km SSW of River Road, Washington · 420 days ago · 44 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 11
  3. 2.08 km WSW of Neilton, Washington · 418 days ago · 31 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  4. 3.717 km NNW of Sekiu, Washington · 411 days ago · 38 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 155
  5. 1.624 km SSW of River Road, Washington · 410 days ago · 42 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.18 km SW of Duncan, Canada · 410 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.615 km NNE of Amanda Park, Washington · 391 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.512 km NNW of Amanda Park, Washington · 387 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.614 km SW of Cowichan Bay, Canada · 381 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 72
  10. 1.51 km NNW of Port Angeles East, Washington · 367 days ago · 41 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 2.01 km SSW of North Saanich, Canada · 428 days ago · 29 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.87 km SE of Queets, Washington · 438 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.65 km N of Neah Bay, Washington · 445 days ago · 43 km deep · 34 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw62167111. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:21 AM UTC.