Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 6 km SSE of Lea Hill, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 6 km SSE of Lea Hill, Washington on Fri, Aug 7, 2026, 9:55 PM PDT (04:55 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 8 km E of Ashford, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-08-08 04:55:33 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.267° N, 122.158° 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 7.1 km horizontally, 34.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.32
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
226°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 since this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.72 km NNW of Enetai, Washington · 42 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.52 km WNW of Ames Lake, Washington · 39 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.68 km S of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 37 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.72 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 33 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.48 km E of Ashford, Washington · 31 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 3
  6. 1.78 km E of Ashford, Washington · 31 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.66 km NE of Rochester, Washington · 27 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.61 km NNE of Maple Valley, Washington · 24 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.68 km E of Ashford, Washington · 23 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.14 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 20 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 4
  11. 1.710 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 13 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.57 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 10 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.14 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 7 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.511 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 5 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.03 km ESE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 2 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.55 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 2 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.45 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15 hr ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 10
  18. 2.110 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 4 hr ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.65 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington · 50 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.223 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 52 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.55 km WSW of Mercer Island, Washington · 52 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.317 km SW of Nile, Washington · 52 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.210 km NNE of Startup, Washington · 54 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 4
  6. 1.50 km NNW of Eatonville, Washington · 54 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.63 km ESE of Buckley, Washington · 58 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.22 km WSW of Wauna, Washington · 60 days ago · 34 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.63 km S of Packwood, Washington · 60 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.615 km ENE of Tanner, Washington · 62 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.69 km S of Mossyrock, Washington · 63 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.55 km ENE of Belfair, Washington · 75 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.617 km SW of Nile, Washington · 76 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 4

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw714073322. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:23 PM UTC.