Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 2 km WNW of Arlington, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 2 km WNW of Arlington, Washington on Thu, Apr 23, 2026, 10:49 PM PDT (05:49 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 2 km ESE of Oak Harbor, 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
2026-04-24 05:49:00 UTC
Depth
63.0 km (39.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.209° N, 122.152° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.51 km E of Edmonds, Washington · 159 days ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.75 km N of Anacortes, Washington · 158 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 26
  3. 1.68 km ENE of Duvall, Washington · 155 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.77 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 154 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.05 km N of Anacortes, Washington · 153 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.24 km WSW of Concrete, Washington · 151 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.54 km WSW of Concrete, Washington · 148 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 161
  8. 1.95 km NE of Hobart, Washington · 145 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.61 km ENE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 139 days ago · 29 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.71 km ENE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 138 days ago · 29 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.25 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 134 days ago · 53 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.66 km SSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 132 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.88 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 128 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.17 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 128 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.67 km ENE of Ferndale, Washington · 125 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.02 km NNW of Roosevelt, Washington · 124 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.15 km N of Anacortes, Washington · 121 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.71 km WNW of Marblemount, Washington · 118 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.92 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 116 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 42
  20. 2.42 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 116 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 3
  21. 1.62 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 116 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 2.29 km SW of White Rock, Canada · 112 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.02 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 111 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 1.821 km S of Port Angeles East, Washington · 110 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 1.52 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 106 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 1.64 km S of Port Ludlow, Washington · 101 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.54 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington · 101 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 1.84 km WSW of Concrete, Washington · 162 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.63 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 163 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.84 km NE of Woods Creek, Washington · 166 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.01 km SE of Fairwood, Washington · 168 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.53 km WSW of Concrete, Washington · 172 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 9
  6. 1.74 km NW of Dash Point, Washington · 173 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.73 km E of Mirrormont, Washington · 173 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.75 km NE of Hobart, Washington · 175 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.25 km E of Mirrormont, Washington · 175 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.76 km NNW of North Sultan, Washington · 182 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.81 km S of Shoreline, Washington · 183 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.69 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 188 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.43 km ENE of Belfair, Washington · 190 days ago · 48 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw62239487. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:57 PM UTC.