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M2.0 earthquake 3 km S of Monroe, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 3 km S of Monroe, Washington on Sun, Mar 15, 2026, 1:42 AM PDT (08:42 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 5 km N of Anacortes, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2026-03-15 08:42:19 UTC
Depth
26.6 km (16.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.827° N, 121.975° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.02 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 197 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.410 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 193 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 19
  3. 1.91 km WSW of Manchester, Washington · 193 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.62 km W of Port Townsend, Washington · 193 days ago · 55 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.115 km ESE of Acme, Washington · 193 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.43 km ENE of Belfair, Washington · 190 days ago · 48 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.69 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 188 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.81 km S of Shoreline, Washington · 183 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.76 km NNW of North Sultan, Washington · 181 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.511 km N of Hoodsport, Washington · 177 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.25 km E of Mirrormont, Washington · 175 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.75 km NE of Hobart, Washington · 175 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.60 km SSE of Kapowsin, Washington · 174 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.73 km E of Mirrormont, Washington · 173 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.74 km NW of Dash Point, Washington · 172 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.53 km WSW of Concrete, Washington · 172 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 9
  17. 2.01 km SE of Fairwood, Washington · 168 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.84 km NE of Woods Creek, Washington · 165 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.63 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 163 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.84 km WSW of Concrete, Washington · 162 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.60 km S of Lakeland South, Washington · 162 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.52 km WNW of Arlington, Washington · 160 days ago · 63 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 1.51 km E of Edmonds, Washington · 158 days ago · 27 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 2.75 km N of Anacortes, Washington · 157 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 26
  25. 1.68 km ENE of Duvall, Washington · 154 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 1.77 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 154 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 2.05 km N of Anacortes, Washington · 153 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.24 km WSW of Concrete, Washington · 151 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 2.54 km WSW of Concrete, Washington · 147 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 161
  30. 1.95 km NE of Hobart, Washington · 144 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 1.810 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 201 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.06 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 202 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.17 km E of Tanner, Washington · 203 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 4
  4. 2.92 km W of Home, Washington · 204 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 38
  5. 1.63 km SE of Alger, Washington · 207 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.54 km NW of Tulalip Bay, Washington · 209 days ago · 28 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.08 km W of Gorst, Washington · 212 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.79 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 214 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.62 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 218 days ago · 30 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 3.04 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington · 219 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 476
  11. 1.90 km SE of Enetai, Washington · 220 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.73 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 221 days ago · 30 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.03 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 221 days ago · 29 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.64 km E of Carnation, Washington · 223 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.64 km SSE of Mount Vernon, Washington · 223 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.61 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 224 days ago · 29 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.711 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 226 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw62235646. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:46 AM UTC.