Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 10 km ENE of Fall City, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 10 km ENE of Fall City, Washington on Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:50 AM PDT (18:50 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 6 km WNW of Wauna, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-22 18:50:47 UTC
Depth
15.6 km (9.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.616° N, 121.767° 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; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking. If you felt it, tell the USGS: every report sharpens the shaking map.

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How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 since this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.13 km NNW of Kapowsin, Washington · 8 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.70 km W of Lake Stickney, Washington · 7 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.60 km NE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 2 days ago · 22 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.26 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 24 hr ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 9,326
  5. 1.96 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 18 hr ago · 32 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 3
  6. 1.65 km W of Burley, Washington · 6 hr ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 2.45 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 9 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 10
  2. 2.03 km ESE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 10 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.511 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.14 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.63 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 17 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.62 km ENE of Mount Vernon, Washington · 19 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 10
  7. 1.710 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 21 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.14 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 28 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 3
  9. 1.68 km E of Ashford, Washington · 31 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.61 km NNE of Maple Valley, Washington · 32 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.62 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 35 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw714107871. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.