Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 2 km WNW of Ames Lake, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 2 km WNW of Ames Lake, Washington on Fri, Aug 14, 2026, 5:58 AM PDT (12:58 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 6 km WNW of Wauna, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2026-08-14 12:58:35 UTC
Depth
11.3 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.640° N, 122.001° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 since this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.68 km S of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 47 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.97 km SSE of Concrete, Washington · 45 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.72 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 42 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.48 km E of Ashford, Washington · 41 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 3
  5. 1.78 km E of Ashford, Washington · 41 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.62 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 36 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.61 km NNE of Maple Valley, Washington · 34 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.68 km E of Ashford, Washington · 33 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.14 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 29 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 3
  10. 1.710 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 22 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.62 km ENE of Mount Vernon, Washington · 20 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 10
  12. 1.63 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 18 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.14 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.511 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 15 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.16 km ENE of Bell Hill, Washington · 14 days ago · 49 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.03 km ESE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 12 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.45 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 10 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 10
  18. 2.110 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 10 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.13 km NNW of Kapowsin, Washington · 9 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.70 km W of Lake Stickney, Washington · 9 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 1.60 km NE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 4 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 4.26 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 3 days ago · 28 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 9,466
  23. 1.96 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 2 days ago · 32 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 3
  24. 1.65 km W of Burley, Washington · 43 hr ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 1.72 km NNW of Enetai, Washington · 51 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.511 km SSW of River Road, Washington · 54 days ago · 46 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.96 km SSE of Lea Hill, Washington · 55 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.62 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 59 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.65 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington · 59 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.223 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 61 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.55 km WSW of Mercer Island, Washington · 62 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.13 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 62 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.73 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 62 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.210 km NNE of Startup, Washington · 63 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 4
  11. 1.50 km NNW of Eatonville, Washington · 64 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.13 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 66 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.63 km ESE of Buckley, Washington · 68 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.22 km WSW of Wauna, Washington · 69 days ago · 34 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.615 km ENE of Tanner, Washington · 71 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.13 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 72 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw714079081. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:24 AM UTC.