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M1.7 earthquake 2 km NNE of May Creek, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 2 km NNE of May Creek, Washington on Thu, Aug 20, 2026, 10:36 PM PDT (05:36 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 15 km ESE of Acme, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-08-21 05:36:46 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.873° N, 121.650° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 since this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 27 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.815 km ESE of Acme, Washington · 27 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.61 km NNE of Maple Valley, Washington · 24 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.14 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 20 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 4
  5. 1.710 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 13 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.62 km E of Mount Vernon, Washington · 11 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 10
  7. 1.63 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 9 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.14 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 7 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.03 km ESE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 2 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.45 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16 hr ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 10
  11. 2.110 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 4 hr ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.97 km SSE of Concrete, Washington · 35 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.68 km S of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 37 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.52 km WNW of Ames Lake, Washington · 39 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.92 km NNE of Lyman, Washington · 40 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.72 km NNW of Enetai, Washington · 42 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.96 km SSE of Lea Hill, Washington · 46 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.62 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 49 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.65 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington · 50 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.55 km WSW of Mercer Island, Washington · 52 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.13 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 52 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.73 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 53 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.73 km N of Lyman, Washington · 53 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.22 km N of Lyman, Washington · 53 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.210 km NNE of Startup, Washington · 54 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 4
  15. 2.13 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 57 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.63 km ESE of Buckley, Washington · 58 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.22 km WSW of Wauna, Washington · 60 days ago · 34 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.615 km ENE of Tanner, Washington · 62 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.13 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 63 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw714082482. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:35 PM UTC.