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M1.6 earthquake 4 km WSW of Skykomish, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4 km WSW of Skykomish, Washington on Wed, Oct 22, 2025, 7:38 PM PDT (02:38 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 4 km WSW of Concrete, 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
2025-10-23 02:38:58 UTC
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.686° N, 121.414° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.82 km ESE of Buckley, Washington · 344 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.51 km NE of Esperance, Washington · 344 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.52 km SE of Buckley, Washington · 344 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
  4. 2.22 km SE of Buckley, Washington · 343 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.54 km WSW of Concrete, Washington · 333 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.73 km NNW of Warm Beach, Washington · 321 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.54 km SW of Skykomish, Washington · 321 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.73 km NNW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington · 319 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.53 km NNW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington · 319 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.50 km W of Snohomish, Washington · 318 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.022 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 316 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.522 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 316 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.71 km S of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 311 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.46 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 308 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 7
  15. 1.71 km SE of Shoreline, Washington · 304 days ago · 29 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.91 km NNW of Mirrormont, Washington · 300 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.54 km NE of Dash Point, Washington · 299 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.64 km WSW of Concrete, Washington · 292 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 78
  19. 2.94 km WSW of Concrete, Washington · 292 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 40
  20. 1.74 km WSW of Concrete, Washington · 292 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.82 km W of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 290 days ago · 30 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
  22. 2.516 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 289 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.51 km NE of Wilburton, Washington · 347 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.70 km W of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 355 days ago · 27 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.224 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 366 days ago · -2 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.815 km SW of Thorp, Washington · 371 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.610 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 375 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw62197677. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:59 PM UTC.