Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 6 km NNW of North Sultan, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km NNW of North Sultan, Washington on Thu, Apr 2, 2026, 7:50 PM PDT (02:50 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2026-04-03 02:50:49 UTC
Depth
14.3 km (8.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.930° N, 121.846° W
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
128°
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: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.25 km E of Mirrormont, Washington · 176 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.75 km NE of Hobart, Washington · 176 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.73 km E of Mirrormont, Washington · 174 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.74 km NW of Dash Point, Washington · 173 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.53 km WSW of Concrete, Washington · 173 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 9
  6. 2.01 km SE of Fairwood, Washington · 169 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.84 km NE of Woods Creek, Washington · 166 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.63 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 164 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.84 km WSW of Concrete, Washington · 162 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.60 km S of Lakeland South, Washington · 162 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.52 km WNW of Arlington, Washington · 161 days ago · 63 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.51 km E of Edmonds, Washington · 159 days ago · 27 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.75 km N of Anacortes, Washington · 158 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 26
  14. 1.68 km ENE of Duvall, Washington · 155 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.77 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 154 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.05 km N of Anacortes, Washington · 154 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.24 km WSW of Concrete, Washington · 151 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 2.54 km WSW of Concrete, Washington · 148 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 161
  19. 1.95 km NE of Hobart, Washington · 145 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.61 km ENE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 139 days ago · 29 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 1.71 km ENE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 138 days ago · 29 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 1.66 km SSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 133 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 1.88 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 128 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 2.17 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 128 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 2.84 km W of Wauna, Washington · 127 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 64
  26. 2.02 km NNW of Roosevelt, Washington · 125 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 1.81 km S of Shoreline, Washington · 184 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.69 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 189 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.43 km ENE of Belfair, Washington · 191 days ago · 48 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.115 km ESE of Acme, Washington · 193 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.62 km W of Port Townsend, Washington · 193 days ago · 55 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.91 km WSW of Manchester, Washington · 194 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.410 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 194 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 19
  8. 2.02 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 198 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.03 km S of Monroe, Washington · 201 days ago · 27 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.06 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 203 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.17 km E of Tanner, Washington · 204 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 4
  12. 1.63 km SE of Alger, Washington · 208 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.54 km NW of Tulalip Bay, Washington · 210 days ago · 28 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw62230942. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:37 AM UTC.