Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 8 km NE of Fall City, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 8 km NE of Fall City, Washington on Tue, May 26, 2026, 4:41 PM PDT (23:41 UTC), 16 km (10 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2026-05-26 23:41:02 UTC
Depth
16.4 km (10.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.612° N, 121.804° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.17 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 129 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.84 km W of Wauna, Washington · 128 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 64
  3. 2.02 km NNW of Roosevelt, Washington · 125 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.63 km S of Grapeview, Washington · 120 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.92 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 116 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 42
  6. 2.42 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 116 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 3
  7. 1.62 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 116 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.02 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 111 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.52 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 107 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.05 km WSW of Crocker, Washington · 105 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 6
  11. 1.71 km ESE of Tacoma, Washington · 104 days ago · 27 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.64 km S of Port Ludlow, Washington · 102 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.54 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington · 102 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.95 km WNW of White Center, Washington · 101 days ago · 29 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.59 km NE of Hoodsport, Washington · 100 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.59 km NE of Hoodsport, Washington · 100 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.81 km SSE of Easton, Washington · 98 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 32
  18. 1.812 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 98 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.511 km E of Carnation, Washington · 98 days ago · 17 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 12
  20. 1.69 km S of Lake Morton-Berrydale, Washington · 96 days ago · 28 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 1.910 km NE of Hoodsport, Washington · 96 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.511 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 96 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 1.710 km NE of Hoodsport, Washington · 96 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 2.42 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 92 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  25. 3.82 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 92 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2,079
  26. 2.32 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 92 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 67
  27. 2.02 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 92 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 3
  28. 2.35 km SE of Kingston, Washington · 91 days ago · 28 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
  29. 2.33 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 90 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 1.62 km SSW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 90 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 1.93 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 89 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.82 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 87 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 1.55 km ENE of Belfair, Washington · 84 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 1.94 km E of Port Townsend, Washington · 82 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 2.13 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 72 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  36. 1.615 km ENE of Tanner, Washington · 72 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 2.22 km WSW of Wauna, Washington · 69 days ago · 34 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.66 km SSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 133 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.71 km ENE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 139 days ago · 29 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.61 km ENE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 139 days ago · 29 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.95 km NE of Hobart, Washington · 145 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.77 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 155 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.68 km ENE of Duvall, Washington · 155 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw62251247. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:35 PM UTC.