Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 3 km SE of Quilcene, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 3 km SE of Quilcene, Washington on Mon, Nov 17, 2025, 6:53 AM PST (14:53 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 5 km W of Gorst, 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
2025-11-17 14:53:17 UTC
Depth
21.9 km (13.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.794° N, 122.843° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73 km NNW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington · 320 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.53 km NNW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington · 320 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.50 km W of Snohomish, Washington · 319 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.71 km S of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 312 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.97 km S of La Conner, Washington · 311 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.46 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 309 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 7
  7. 1.92 km NE of La Conner, Washington · 308 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.12 km NE of La Conner, Washington · 307 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.12 km NNE of La Conner, Washington · 307 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.22 km NNE of La Conner, Washington · 307 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.71 km SE of Shoreline, Washington · 305 days ago · 29 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.69 km NE of Humptulips, Washington · 305 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.04 km WNW of Edison, Washington · 303 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.14 km SE of Mount Vernon, Washington · 302 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.91 km NNW of Mirrormont, Washington · 301 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.54 km NE of Dash Point, Washington · 300 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.82 km W of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 291 days ago · 30 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 3
  18. 2.85 km W of Gorst, Washington · 283 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 17
  19. 1.810 km S of Victoria, Canada · 281 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.53 km SSE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 279 days ago · 23 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 1.65 km SSE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 279 days ago · 23 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 1.56 km SSE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 278 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.96 km SSE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 278 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 1.93 km E of Bay View, Washington · 276 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 1.914 km WNW of Belfair, Washington · 276 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 1.616 km WNW of Skokomish, Washington · 276 days ago · 39 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 1.68 km SSW of Grapeview, Washington · 276 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 1.72 km E of Yarrow Point, Washington · 274 days ago · 29 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 2.31 km NNE of La Conner, Washington · 273 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 1.78 km NNW of Freeland, Washington · 271 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 2.48 km N of North Sultan, Washington · 269 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 20
  32. 2.212 km ENE of Humptulips, Washington · 268 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 2.44 km SSW of Gorst, Washington · 263 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 2.35 km SW of Gorst, Washington · 263 days ago · 27 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 1.73 km NNW of Warm Beach, Washington · 322 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.35 km SSE of Esquimalt, Canada · 329 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.64 km W of Mount Vernon, Washington · 336 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.23 km SW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 340 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.03 km W of Gorst, Washington · 341 days ago · 22 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.22 km SE of Buckley, Washington · 344 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.52 km SE of Buckley, Washington · 345 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 3
  8. 1.51 km NE of Esperance, Washington · 345 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.82 km ESE of Buckley, Washington · 345 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.93 km NE of Quilcene, Washington · 346 days ago · 50 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.51 km NE of Wilburton, Washington · 348 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.619 km E of Humptulips, Washington · 351 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw62205252. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:40 PM UTC.