Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 0 km ESE of Browns Point, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 0 km ESE of Browns Point, Washington on Thu, Jan 29, 2026, 12:58 PM PST (20:58 UTC), 22 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2026-01-29 20:58:33 UTC
Depth
22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.296° N, 122.431° W
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55 km WSW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 245 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.610 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 234 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.711 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 227 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.61 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 225 days ago · 29 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.64 km E of Carnation, Washington · 224 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.03 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 222 days ago · 29 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.73 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 222 days ago · 30 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.90 km SE of Enetai, Washington · 221 days ago · 28 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.87 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 221 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 3.04 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington · 220 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 476
  11. 1.62 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 219 days ago · 30 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.87 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 216 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.79 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 215 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.56 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 215 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.08 km W of Gorst, Washington · 213 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.54 km NW of Tulalip Bay, Washington · 210 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.92 km W of Home, Washington · 205 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 38
  18. 2.17 km E of Tanner, Washington · 204 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 4
  19. 2.317 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 204 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.06 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 203 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 1.810 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 202 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 2.03 km S of Monroe, Washington · 201 days ago · 27 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 2.57 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 199 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
  24. 2.07 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 199 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 2.02 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 198 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  26. 2.410 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 194 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 19
  27. 1.91 km WSW of Manchester, Washington · 194 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  28. 1.62 km W of Port Townsend, Washington · 194 days ago · 55 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 2.43 km ENE of Belfair, Washington · 191 days ago · 48 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.69 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 189 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 1.711 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 247 days ago · 50 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.62 km E of Enetai, Washington · 249 days ago · 24 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.61 km ENE of Enetai, Washington · 249 days ago · 24 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 6
  4. 3.02 km NNW of Ames Lake, Washington · 253 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 289
  5. 2.35 km SW of Gorst, Washington · 261 days ago · 27 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.44 km SSW of Gorst, Washington · 261 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.54 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 263 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.87 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 264 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.95 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 267 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.48 km N of North Sultan, Washington · 267 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 20
  11. 1.85 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 268 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.78 km NNW of Freeland, Washington · 269 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.72 km E of Yarrow Point, Washington · 272 days ago · 29 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.68 km SSW of Grapeview, Washington · 274 days ago · 23 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.616 km WNW of Skokomish, Washington · 274 days ago · 39 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.914 km WNW of Belfair, Washington · 274 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.712 km SSW of Alder, Washington · 274 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.84 km ESE of McKenna, Washington · 276 days ago · 23 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw62216527. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:18 AM UTC.