Washington earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 13 km NW of Cliffdell, Washington

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 13 km NW of Cliffdell, Washington on Sat, Apr 11, 2026, 8:59 AM PDT (15:59 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2026-04-11 15:59:19 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.030° N, 121.202° W
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.75ML, local (Richter)Pacific Northwest Seismic NetworkPreferred · Final · ±0.16863675096058595 · 117 stations
2.7ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.028 · 170 stations

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.2 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
60

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw62233047 (also filed as us6000spbv). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:10 AM UTC.