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M1.6 earthquake 3 km SE of Alger, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km SE of Alger, Washington on Sat, Mar 7, 2026, 10:18 PM PST (06:18 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 5 km N of Anacortes, 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
2026-03-08 06:18:12 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.599° N, 122.314° 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
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
22

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.06 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 202 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.03 km S of Monroe, Washington · 200 days ago · 27 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.62 km W of Port Townsend, Washington · 193 days ago · 55 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.115 km ESE of Acme, Washington · 193 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.81 km S of Shoreline, Washington · 183 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.76 km NNW of North Sultan, Washington · 182 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.710 km NE of Abbotsford, Canada · 175 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.710 km NE of Abbotsford, Canada · 175 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.53 km WSW of Concrete, Washington · 172 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 9
  10. 1.84 km NE of Woods Creek, Washington · 165 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.411 km S of Metchosin, Canada · 162 days ago · 38 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 5
  12. 1.84 km WSW of Concrete, Washington · 162 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.52 km WNW of Arlington, Washington · 160 days ago · 63 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.51 km E of Edmonds, Washington · 158 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.75 km N of Anacortes, Washington · 157 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 26
  16. 1.68 km ENE of Duvall, Washington · 155 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.05 km N of Anacortes, Washington · 153 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.24 km WSW of Concrete, Washington · 151 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.54 km WSW of Concrete, Washington · 147 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 161

Before

  1. 1.54 km NW of Tulalip Bay, Washington · 209 days ago · 28 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.62 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 218 days ago · 30 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 3.04 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington · 219 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 476
  4. 1.73 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 221 days ago · 30 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.03 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 221 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.64 km SSE of Mount Vernon, Washington · 223 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.33 km NNW of Glacier, Washington · 227 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw62231256. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:56 PM UTC.