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M1.6 earthquake 5 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington on Mon, Aug 3, 2026, 2:56 PM PDT (21:56 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 6 km SSE of Lea Hill, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-08-03 21:56:39 UTC
Depth
19.7 km (12.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.780° N, 122.850° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
156°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 since this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 49 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.96 km SSE of Lea Hill, Washington · 46 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.511 km SSW of River Road, Washington · 45 days ago · 46 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.72 km NNW of Enetai, Washington · 42 days ago · 23 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.52 km WNW of Ames Lake, Washington · 39 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.68 km S of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 37 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.72 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 33 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.735 km NE of Amanda Park, Washington · 28 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.62 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 27 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.834 km NE of Amanda Park, Washington · 27 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.61 km NNE of Maple Valley, Washington · 24 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.14 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 20 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 4
  13. 2.62 km E of Mount Vernon, Washington · 11 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 10
  14. 1.63 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 9 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.14 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 7 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.16 km ENE of Bell Hill, Washington · 4 days ago · 49 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.03 km ESE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 2 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.45 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 14 hr ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 10
  19. 2.29 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 2 hr ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.55 km WSW of Mercer Island, Washington · 52 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.13 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 52 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.73 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 52 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.210 km NNE of Startup, Washington · 54 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 4
  5. 2.13 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 57 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.63 km ESE of Buckley, Washington · 58 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.65 km N of Anacortes, Washington · 59 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.22 km WSW of Wauna, Washington · 59 days ago · 34 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.13 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 63 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.914 km NNE of Port Angeles East, Washington · 65 days ago · 39 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.68 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 66 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.78 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 66 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.88 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 69 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.94 km E of Port Townsend, Washington · 72 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.55 km ENE of Belfair, Washington · 75 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.82 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 77 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.93 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 79 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw714070711. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC.