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M1.9 earthquake 3 km E of Bay View, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 3 km E of Bay View, Washington on Wed, Dec 31, 2025, 8:18 PM PST (04:18 UTC), 17 km (10 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2026-01-01 04:18:31 UTC
Depth
16.7 km (10.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.479° N, 122.432° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
31°
Stations used
56

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.72 km E of Yarrow Point, Washington · 272 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.31 km NNE of La Conner, Washington · 271 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.78 km NNW of Freeland, Washington · 269 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.48 km N of North Sultan, Washington · 267 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 20
  5. 1.88 km W of Ault Field, Washington · 259 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.910 km ESE of Salt Spring Island, Canada · 254 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  7. 3.02 km NNW of Ames Lake, Washington · 253 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 289
  8. 2.61 km ENE of Enetai, Washington · 250 days ago · 24 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 6
  9. 1.62 km E of Enetai, Washington · 250 days ago · 24 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.712 km WSW of Anacortes, Washington · 249 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 34
  11. 2.33 km NNW of Glacier, Washington · 228 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.61 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 225 days ago · 29 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.64 km SSE of Mount Vernon, Washington · 224 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.03 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 222 days ago · 29 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.73 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 222 days ago · 30 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 3.04 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington · 220 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 476
  17. 1.62 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 219 days ago · 30 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 1.96 km SSE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 276 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.56 km SSE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 276 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.65 km SSE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 277 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.53 km SSE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 277 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.810 km S of Victoria, Canada · 279 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.82 km W of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 289 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 3
  7. 1.74 km WSW of Concrete, Washington · 291 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.94 km WSW of Concrete, Washington · 291 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 40
  9. 2.64 km WSW of Concrete, Washington · 291 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 78
  10. 1.610 km NW of Ganges, Canada · 293 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.14 km SE of Mount Vernon, Washington · 300 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.04 km WNW of Edison, Washington · 301 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.71 km SE of Shoreline, Washington · 303 days ago · 29 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw62221111. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:05 PM UTC.