Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 4 km W of Mount Vernon, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 4 km W of Mount Vernon, Washington on Sun, Oct 12, 2025, 4:17 PM PDT (23:17 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 10 km SE of Salt Spring Island, Canada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2025-10-12 23:17:09 UTC
Depth
10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.422° N, 122.389° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
35°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.70 km W of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 354 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.710 km SE of Salt Spring Island, Canada · 346 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 105
  3. 1.51 km NE of Wilburton, Washington · 346 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.93 km NE of Quilcene, Washington · 344 days ago · 50 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.51 km NE of Esperance, Washington · 343 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.23 km SW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 338 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.64 km W of Mount Vernon, Washington · 334 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.54 km WSW of Concrete, Washington · 332 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.35 km SSE of Esquimalt, Canada · 327 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.73 km NNW of Warm Beach, Washington · 320 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.83 km SE of Quilcene, Washington · 319 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.73 km NNW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington · 318 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.50 km W of Snohomish, Washington · 317 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.97 km S of La Conner, Washington · 310 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.92 km NE of La Conner, Washington · 306 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.12 km NE of La Conner, Washington · 306 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.12 km NNE of La Conner, Washington · 306 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.89 km WNW of White Rock, Canada · 306 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.22 km NNE of La Conner, Washington · 306 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.71 km SE of Shoreline, Washington · 303 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.04 km WNW of Edison, Washington · 301 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.14 km SE of Mount Vernon, Washington · 301 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.68 km NNE of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 359 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.76 km SW of Saanichton, Canada · 360 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.15 km WNW of Lynden, Washington · 363 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 10
  4. 1.51 km NNW of Port Angeles East, Washington · 365 days ago · 41 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.710 km N of Jamestown, Washington · 367 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.88 km SSW of Birch Bay, Washington · 374 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.16 km WNW of Coupeville, Washington · 376 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.62 km NNE of Enetai, Washington · 381 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.97 km ENE of Marrowstone, Washington · 382 days ago · 54 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 71
  10. 1.810 km S of Point Roberts, Washington · 383 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw62201526. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:51 PM UTC.