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M1.8 earthquake 8 km N of Maple Falls, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 8 km N of Maple Falls, Washington on Wed, Aug 12, 2026, 1:48 PM PDT (20:48 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-08-12 20:48:35 UTC
Depth
-0.7 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.002° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
221°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 7 since this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.92 km NNE of Lyman, Washington · 41 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.97 km SSE of Concrete, Washington · 37 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.918 km ENE of Hope, Canada · 30 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.62 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 28 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.815 km ESE of Acme, Washington · 28 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.62 km E of Mount Vernon, Washington · 12 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 10
  7. 1.63 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 10 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 1.62 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 51 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.13 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 54 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.73 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 54 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.73 km N of Lyman, Washington · 54 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.22 km N of Lyman, Washington · 55 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.13 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 59 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.65 km N of Anacortes, Washington · 61 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.13 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 64 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.68 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 68 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.78 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 68 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.88 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 71 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw714077631. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:08 PM UTC.