Washington earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 10 km ESE of Pe Ell, Washington

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 10 km ESE of Pe Ell, Washington on Mon, Mar 2, 2026, 5:19 AM PST (13:19 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 2 km W of Home, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2026-03-02 13:19:18 UTC
Depth
48.5 km (30.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.535° N, 123.171° 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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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
31°
Stations used
76

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 215 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.118 km N of Amboy, Washington · 208 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.92 km W of Home, Washington · 207 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 38
  4. 1.741 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 203 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.57 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 202 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
  6. 2.07 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 202 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.67 km NE of Castle Rock, Washington · 193 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.510 km NNE of Tokeland, Washington · 179 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.725 km S of Morton, Washington · 179 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.60 km SSE of Kapowsin, Washington · 177 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.66 km NNW of Clatskanie, Oregon · 171 days ago · 48 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.921 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 169 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.64 km SSW of Shelton, Washington · 166 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.75 km SSE of Yacolt, Washington · 165 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.514 km SSW of Alder, Washington · 161 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 1.56 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 217 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.87 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 218 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.87 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 224 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.18 km S of Scappoose, Oregon · 235 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw62229546. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.