M1.1 earthquake 5 km N of Anacortes, Washington
A magnitude 1.1 earthquake struck 5 km N of Anacortes, Washington on Tue, Sep 15, 2026, 11:58 AM PDT (18:58 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.1 6 km ENE of Bell Hill, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.1 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-09-15 18:58:47 UTC
- Depth
- 16.1 km (10.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.559° N, 122.619° W
- Region
- Washington
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS. If you felt it, tell the USGS: every report sharpens the shaking map.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 86°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 since this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 1.63 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 9 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.62 km E of Mount Vernon, Washington · 11 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 10
- 1.714 km SW of Cowichan Bay, Canada · 25 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.815 km ESE of Acme, Washington · 27 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.62 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 27 days ago · 24 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.97 km SSE of Concrete, Washington · 35 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.68 km S of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 37 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw714102931. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.