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M1.8 earthquake 15 km SW of Thorp, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 15 km SW of Thorp, Washington on Sat, Sep 27, 2025, 12:16 PM PDT (19:16 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 2 km SE of Buckley, 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
2025-09-27 19:16:05 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.959° N, 120.794° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.90 km SW of Selah, Washington · 369 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.224 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 365 days ago · -2 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.64 km WSW of Skykomish, Washington · 345 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.82 km ESE of Buckley, Washington · 344 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.52 km SE of Buckley, Washington · 344 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3
  6. 2.22 km SE of Buckley, Washington · 343 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.724 km E of Desert Aire, Washington · 329 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.720 km S of White Swan, Washington · 326 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.54 km SW of Skykomish, Washington · 321 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.022 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 316 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.522 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 316 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.71 km S of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 311 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 1.610 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 375 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.91 km SSW of Selah, Washington · 386 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.54 km NW of Waterville, Washington · 388 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 33
  4. 1.69 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 396 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.817 km SW of Nile, Washington · 399 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.24 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 399 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.817 km SW of Nile, Washington · 399 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw62195066. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:03 PM UTC.