M1.6 earthquake 16 km NNW of Queets, Washington
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16 km NNW of Queets, Washington on Thu, Jul 23, 2026, 3:05 PM PDT (22:05 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.
Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 11 km SSW of River Road, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-07-23 22:05:25 UTC
- Depth
- 4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.672° N, 124.424° W
- Region
- Washington
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Automatic solution, may be revised
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.
- Location uncertainty
- About 9.3 km horizontally, 56.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 203°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.511 km SSW of River Road, Washington · 45 days ago · 46 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
- 1.735 km NE of Amanda Park, Washington · 28 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.834 km NE of Amanda Park, Washington · 27 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.82 km WSW of Ocean City, Washington · 14 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw714060221. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:48 AM UTC.