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M1.9 earthquake 3 km NE of Quilcene, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 3 km NE of Quilcene, Washington on Thu, Oct 23, 2025, 5:47 AM PDT (12:47 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 6 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2025-10-23 12:47:21 UTC
Depth
49.8 km (31.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.844° N, 122.852° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.51 km NE of Esperance, Washington · 344 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.03 km W of Gorst, Washington · 340 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.23 km SW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 338 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.64 km W of Mount Vernon, Washington · 334 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.35 km SSE of Esquimalt, Canada · 327 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.73 km NNW of Warm Beach, Washington · 320 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.83 km SE of Quilcene, Washington · 319 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.73 km NNW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington · 318 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.53 km NNW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington · 318 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.50 km W of Snohomish, Washington · 317 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.71 km S of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 311 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.97 km S of La Conner, Washington · 310 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.46 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 308 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 7
  14. 1.92 km NE of La Conner, Washington · 306 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.12 km NE of La Conner, Washington · 306 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.12 km NNE of La Conner, Washington · 306 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.22 km NNE of La Conner, Washington · 306 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.71 km SE of Shoreline, Washington · 304 days ago · 29 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.69 km NE of Humptulips, Washington · 304 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.04 km WNW of Edison, Washington · 301 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.14 km SE of Mount Vernon, Washington · 301 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.91 km NNW of Mirrormont, Washington · 300 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 1.54 km NE of Dash Point, Washington · 299 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 1.82 km W of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 289 days ago · 30 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 3

Before

  1. 1.51 km NE of Wilburton, Washington · 347 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.619 km E of Humptulips, Washington · 349 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.70 km W of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 355 days ago · 27 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.74 km W of Mount Vernon, Washington · 355 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.821 km NW of Hoodsport, Washington · 359 days ago · 45 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 15
  6. 1.68 km NNE of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 359 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.76 km SW of Saanichton, Canada · 360 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.51 km NNW of Port Angeles East, Washington · 366 days ago · 41 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.710 km N of Jamestown, Washington · 368 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.610 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 374 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw62197732. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:59 AM UTC.