Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 3 km N of Lyman, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 3 km N of Lyman, Washington on Fri, Jul 31, 2026, 11:31 PM PDT (06:31 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 2 km ENE of Mount Vernon, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-08-01 06:31:33 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.557° N, 122.056° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 60 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.13 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 60 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.62 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 57 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.88 km N of Maple Falls, Washington · 49 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.92 km NNE of Lyman, Washington · 48 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.68 km S of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 45 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.97 km SSE of Concrete, Washington · 43 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.72 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 41 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.62 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 35 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.815 km ESE of Acme, Washington · 35 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.62 km ENE of Mount Vernon, Washington · 19 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 10
  12. 1.63 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 16 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.16 km ENE of Bell Hill, Washington · 12 days ago · 49 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.70 km W of Lake Stickney, Washington · 7 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 2.22 km N of Lyman, Washington · 61 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.210 km NNE of Startup, Washington · 62 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 4
  3. 2.13 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 65 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.65 km N of Anacortes, Washington · 67 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.13 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 70 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.914 km NNE of Port Angeles East, Washington · 73 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.68 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 74 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.78 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 74 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.88 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 77 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.94 km E of Port Townsend, Washington · 80 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.85 km E of Acme, Washington · 81 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.82 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 85 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.93 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 87 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.62 km SSW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 88 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.33 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 88 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.35 km SE of Kingston, Washington · 89 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.02 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 90 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 3
  18. 2.32 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 91 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 67
  19. 3.82 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 91 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2,078
  20. 2.42 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 91 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw714067651. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:46 PM UTC.