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M2.3 earthquake 5 km SW of Gorst, Washington

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Gorst, Washington on Wed, Jan 14, 2026, 1:54 AM PST (09:54 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 4 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2026-01-14 09:54:59 UTC
Depth
27.3 km (16.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.486° N, 122.755° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.88 km W of Ault Field, Washington · 261 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 3.02 km NNW of Ames Lake, Washington · 256 days ago · 27 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 289
  3. 2.61 km ENE of Enetai, Washington · 252 days ago · 24 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 6
  4. 1.62 km E of Enetai, Washington · 252 days ago · 24 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.711 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 250 days ago · 50 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.50 km ESE of Browns Point, Washington · 248 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.55 km WSW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 248 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.610 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 237 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.711 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 229 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.61 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 228 days ago · 29 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.64 km E of Carnation, Washington · 227 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.03 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 225 days ago · 29 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.73 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 225 days ago · 30 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.90 km SE of Enetai, Washington · 224 days ago · 28 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 3.04 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington · 223 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 476
  16. 1.62 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 221 days ago · 30 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.79 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 218 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.08 km W of Gorst, Washington · 216 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.54 km NW of Tulalip Bay, Washington · 213 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.92 km W of Home, Washington · 208 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 38
  21. 2.17 km E of Tanner, Washington · 207 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 4
  22. 2.317 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 207 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 2.06 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 206 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 1.810 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 205 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 2.03 km S of Monroe, Washington · 204 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 2.44 km SSW of Gorst, Washington · 264 days ago · 24 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.212 km ENE of Humptulips, Washington · 269 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.48 km N of North Sultan, Washington · 270 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 20
  4. 1.78 km NNW of Freeland, Washington · 272 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.72 km E of Yarrow Point, Washington · 275 days ago · 29 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.68 km SSW of Grapeview, Washington · 276 days ago · 23 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.616 km WNW of Skokomish, Washington · 277 days ago · 39 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.914 km WNW of Belfair, Washington · 277 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.712 km SSW of Alder, Washington · 277 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.84 km ESE of McKenna, Washington · 278 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.96 km SSE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 279 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.56 km SSE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 279 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.65 km SSE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 280 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.53 km SSE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 280 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.65 km WNW of Humptulips, Washington · 283 days ago · 34 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.85 km W of Gorst, Washington · 284 days ago · 23 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 17
  17. 2.516 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 290 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.82 km W of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 291 days ago · 30 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw61504928. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:42 AM UTC.