M2.5 earthquake 4 km NW of Waterville, Washington
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 4 km NW of Waterville, Washington on Tue, Sep 9, 2025, 7:41 PM PDT (02:41 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2025-09-10 02:41:32 UTC
- Depth
- 1.7 km (1.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.675° N, 120.109° W
- Region
- Washington
- Felt reports
- 33
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.52 | ML, local (Richter) | Pacific Northwest Seismic Network | Preferred · Final · ±0.21277641323932373 · 17 stations |
| 2.7 | ML, local (Richter) | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Reviewed · ±0.034 · 116 stations |
Did you feel it?
33 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, 1.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.21
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 50°
- Stations used
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.815 km SW of Thorp, Washington · 371 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.64 km WSW of Skykomish, Washington · 346 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayWashington earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw62178057 (also filed as us7000qv5w). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:36 AM UTC.