Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8 km WNW of Orcas, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km WNW of Orcas, Washington on Sat, Jul 18, 2026, 6:47 AM PDT (13:47 UTC), 13 km (8 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-07-18 13:47:30 UTC
Depth
12.7 km (7.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.626° N, 123.056° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.914 km NNE of Port Angeles East, Washington · 71 days ago · 39 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.13 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 68 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.65 km N of Anacortes, Washington · 64 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.13 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 62 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.22 km N of Lyman, Washington · 58 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.73 km N of Lyman, Washington · 58 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.73 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 58 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.13 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 57 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.65 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington · 55 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.62 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 54 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.511 km SSW of River Road, Washington · 50 days ago · 46 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.88 km N of Maple Falls, Washington · 46 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.92 km NNE of Lyman, Washington · 45 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.68 km S of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 42 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.62 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 32 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.815 km ESE of Acme, Washington · 32 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.714 km SW of Cowichan Bay, Canada · 30 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.83 km WNW of Ladysmith, Canada · 16 days ago · 43 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.62 km ENE of Mount Vernon, Washington · 16 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 10
  20. 1.63 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 14 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 1.78 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 72 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.88 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 74 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.94 km E of Port Townsend, Washington · 77 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.910 km S of Cowichan Bay, Canada · 77 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.85 km E of Acme, Washington · 78 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.82 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 82 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.93 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 84 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.33 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 85 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.02 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 88 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 3
  10. 2.32 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 88 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 67
  11. 3.82 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 88 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2,030
  12. 2.42 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 88 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.64 km S of Port Ludlow, Washington · 97 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw714054302. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:51 PM UTC.