M2.9 earthquake 7 km ENE of Marrowstone, Washington
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 7 km ENE of Marrowstone, Washington on Mon, Sep 15, 2025, 6:29 PM PDT (01:29 UTC), 54 km (34 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2025-09-16 01:29:30 UTC
- Depth
- 54.3 km (33.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.072° N, 122.597° W
- Region
- Washington
- Felt reports
- 71
- Strongest shaking
- II, weak shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.94 | ML, local (Richter) | Pacific Northwest Seismic Network | Preferred · Final · ±0.1334596312535956 · 135 stations |
| 2.9 | ML, local (Richter) | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Reviewed · ±0.031 · 134 stations |
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- II, weak shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 0.3% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 0.0 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic

Did you feel it?
71 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 24°
- Stations used
- 105
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.62 km NNE of Enetai, Washington · 382 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
- 2.16 km WNW of Coupeville, Washington · 377 days ago · 23 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.88 km SSW of Birch Bay, Washington · 376 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.610 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 375 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.710 km N of Jamestown, Washington · 369 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
- 1.51 km NNW of Port Angeles East, Washington · 367 days ago · 41 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
- 1.76 km SW of Saanichton, Canada · 361 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.68 km NNE of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 360 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.821 km NW of Hoodsport, Washington · 360 days ago · 45 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 15
- 1.74 km W of Mount Vernon, Washington · 356 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.70 km W of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 356 days ago · 27 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.710 km SE of Salt Spring Island, Canada · 348 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 105
- 1.51 km NE of Wilburton, Washington · 347 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.64 km WSW of Skykomish, Washington · 346 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.93 km NE of Quilcene, Washington · 346 days ago · 50 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.51 km NE of Esperance, Washington · 345 days ago · 24 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.03 km W of Gorst, Washington · 341 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.23 km SW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 339 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.64 km W of Mount Vernon, Washington · 335 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.54 km WSW of Concrete, Washington · 333 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.35 km SSE of Esquimalt, Canada · 328 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
Before
- 1.810 km S of Point Roberts, Washington · 384 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.710 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 385 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.62 km W of Belfair, Washington · 392 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.69 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 396 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.82 km ESE of Mount Vernon, Washington · 396 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.68 km SSW of Grapeview, Washington · 399 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.94 km WSW of Shoreline, Washington · 405 days ago · 28 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 3
- 1.516 km SE of Glacier, Washington · 405 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.110 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 405 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.91 km NNE of Suquamish, Washington · 405 days ago · 56 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
- 2.42 km ESE of Mount Vernon, Washington · 408 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 3
- 2.22 km SE of Mount Vernon, Washington · 409 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
- 2.92 km ESE of Mount Vernon, Washington · 409 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 164
- 1.53 km N of Lyman, Washington · 409 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.624 km SSW of River Road, Washington · 410 days ago · 42 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.91 km NNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 410 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw62189991 (also filed as us7000qwev). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:47 AM UTC.