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M2.5 earthquake 11 km E of Carnation, Washington

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 11 km E of Carnation, Washington on Fri, Jun 26, 2026, 1:06 AM PDT (08:06 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 2 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-06-26 08:06:54 UTC
Depth
17.1 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.630° N, 121.759° W
Felt reports
12
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

12 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
68

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw714033461 (also filed as us6000t8dw). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 6:37 PM UTC.