Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km ENE of Prescott, Oregon

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of Prescott, Oregon on Tue, Apr 22, 2025, 12:23 PM PDT (19:23 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 7 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2025-04-22 19:23:16 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.070° N, 122.825° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
124°
Stations used
14

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 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.211 km WSW of Mineral, Washington · 527 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.11 km ESE of Banks, Oregon · 515 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.05 km NW of North Portland, Oregon · 509 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.825 km S of Morton, Washington · 504 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.814 km SW of Packwood, Washington · 502 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.04 km N of Newberg, Oregon · 488 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 4
  7. 2.69 km S of Morton, Washington · 480 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 7
  8. 2.77 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 476 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.19 km S of Morton, Washington · 473 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.612 km WSW of Alder, Washington · 472 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 1.514 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 545 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw62095801. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:48 AM UTC.