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M1.8 earthquake 8 km W of Ault Field, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 8 km W of Ault Field, Washington on Fri, Jan 16, 2026, 2:15 PM PST (22:15 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 4 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2026-01-16 22:15:37 UTC
Depth
23.1 km (14.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.341° N, 122.784° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
34°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.910 km ESE of Salt Spring Island, Canada · 255 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  2. 3.02 km NNW of Ames Lake, Washington · 255 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 289
  3. 2.61 km ENE of Enetai, Washington · 251 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 6
  4. 1.62 km E of Enetai, Washington · 251 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.712 km WSW of Anacortes, Washington · 251 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 34
  6. 1.711 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 249 days ago · 50 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.55 km WSW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 247 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.33 km NNW of Glacier, Washington · 229 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.61 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 227 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.64 km SSE of Mount Vernon, Washington · 225 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.03 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 223 days ago · 29 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.73 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 223 days ago · 30 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.90 km SE of Enetai, Washington · 223 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 3.04 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington · 221 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 476
  15. 1.62 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 220 days ago · 30 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.08 km W of Gorst, Washington · 215 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.54 km NW of Tulalip Bay, Washington · 211 days ago · 28 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.63 km SE of Alger, Washington · 210 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.06 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 204 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.03 km S of Monroe, Washington · 202 days ago · 27 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 2.35 km SW of Gorst, Washington · 262 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.44 km SSW of Gorst, Washington · 262 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.48 km N of North Sultan, Washington · 268 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 20
  4. 1.78 km NNW of Freeland, Washington · 270 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.31 km NNE of La Conner, Washington · 273 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.72 km E of Yarrow Point, Washington · 273 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.914 km WNW of Belfair, Washington · 276 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.93 km E of Bay View, Washington · 276 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.96 km SSE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 278 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.56 km SSE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 278 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.65 km SSE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 278 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.53 km SSE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 278 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.810 km S of Victoria, Canada · 280 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.85 km W of Gorst, Washington · 283 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 17

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw62223181. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:59 PM UTC.