M1.7 earthquake 12 km S of Forks, Washington
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12 km S of Forks, Washington on Sat, Jun 6, 2026, 8:06 PM PDT (03:06 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 23 km W of Neah Bay, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-06-07 03:06:51 UTC
- Depth
- -0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.841° N, 124.378° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 113°
- 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.821 km S of Port Angeles East, Washington · 113 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.523 km W of Neah Bay, Washington · 110 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
- 2.333 km NNW of Neah Bay, Washington · 99 days ago · 34 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
- 2.126 km W of Forks, Washington · 89 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.519 km NNW of Forks, Washington · 82 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.914 km NNE of Port Angeles East, Washington · 77 days ago · 39 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.616 km NNW of Queets, Washington · 73 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw714009211. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:45 PM UTC.