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M1.8 earthquake 5 km E of Acme, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 5 km E of Acme, Washington on Sun, Jul 12, 2026, 12:45 AM PDT (07:45 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 10 km NNE of Startup, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-07-12 07:45:48 UTC
Depth
10.6 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.725° N, 122.128° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.94 km E of Port Townsend, Washington · 80 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.88 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 77 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.78 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 74 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.68 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 74 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.13 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 70 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.65 km N of Anacortes, Washington · 67 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.13 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 65 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.210 km NNE of Startup, Washington · 62 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 4
  9. 2.22 km N of Lyman, Washington · 61 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.73 km N of Lyman, Washington · 61 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.73 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 60 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.13 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 60 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.62 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 57 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.88 km N of Maple Falls, Washington · 49 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.92 km NNE of Lyman, Washington · 48 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.68 km S of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 45 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.97 km SSE of Concrete, Washington · 43 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.62 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 35 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.815 km ESE of Acme, Washington · 35 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away

Before

  1. 1.82 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 85 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.93 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 87 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.33 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 88 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.02 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 90 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 3
  5. 2.32 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 91 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 67
  6. 3.82 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 91 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2,078
  7. 2.42 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 91 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.54 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington · 100 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.52 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 105 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.02 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 110 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw714047742. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:40 PM UTC.