Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km ESE of Buckley, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km ESE of Buckley, Washington on Sun, Jul 26, 2026, 1:02 PM PDT (20:02 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 8 km E of Ashford, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-07-26 20:02:53 UTC
Depth
14.7 km (9.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.148° N, 121.992° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
32

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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.50 km NNW of Eatonville, Washington · 61 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.210 km NNE of Startup, Washington · 60 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 4
  3. 2.317 km SW of Nile, Washington · 59 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.55 km WSW of Mercer Island, Washington · 59 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.223 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 59 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.65 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington · 57 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.96 km SSE of Lea Hill, Washington · 52 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.72 km NNW of Enetai, Washington · 49 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.52 km WNW of Ames Lake, Washington · 46 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.72 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 39 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.48 km E of Ashford, Washington · 38 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 3
  12. 1.78 km E of Ashford, Washington · 38 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.66 km NE of Rochester, Washington · 34 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.61 km NNE of Maple Valley, Washington · 31 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.520 km S of Packwood, Washington · 31 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.68 km E of Ashford, Washington · 30 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.14 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 26 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 3
  18. 1.617 km SSW of Nile, Washington · 21 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.710 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 19 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.14 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 13 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  21. 1.511 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 2.03 km ESE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 9 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.55 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 9 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.45 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 7 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 10
  25. 2.110 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 7 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.13 km NNW of Kapowsin, Washington · 7 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 1.70 km W of Lake Stickney, Washington · 6 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 2.22 km WSW of Wauna, Washington · 66 days ago · 34 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.63 km S of Packwood, Washington · 67 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.615 km ENE of Tanner, Washington · 69 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.69 km S of Mossyrock, Washington · 70 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.55 km ENE of Belfair, Washington · 81 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.617 km SW of Nile, Washington · 82 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 4
  7. 1.62 km SSW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 87 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.35 km SE of Kingston, Washington · 88 days ago · 28 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.710 km NE of Hoodsport, Washington · 93 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.511 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 93 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.910 km NE of Hoodsport, Washington · 93 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.69 km S of Lake Morton-Berrydale, Washington · 94 days ago · 28 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw714062571. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:10 PM UTC.