Washington earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 5 km WSW of Harrah, Washington

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Harrah, Washington on Tue, Aug 11, 2026, 9:23 AM PDT (16:23 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2026-08-11 16:23:52 UTC
Depth
11.8 km (7.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.390° N, 120.609° W
Felt reports
57
Strongest shaking
III, weak shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
III, weak shaking
Peak ground acceleration
0.6% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
0.1 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

57 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
100

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 since this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw714075502 (also filed as us6000tk02). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:19 PM UTC.