Washington earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 16 km SSW of River Road, Washington

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 16 km SSW of River Road, Washington on Sun, Aug 10, 2025, 12:24 PM PDT (19:24 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 7 km ENE of Marrowstone, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time: Sun, Aug 10, 2025, 12:24 PM PDT
UTC: 2025-08-10 19:24:01 UTC
Depth: 44.2 km (27.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 47.933° N, 123.202° W
Region: Washington
Felt reports: 11
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
2.82	ML, local (Richter)	Pacific Northwest Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.1833832434499736 · 88 stations
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.043 · 70 stations

Did you feel it?

11 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.18
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 31°
Stations used: 86

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw62168906 (also filed as us6000qzp6). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:22 AM UTC.