Washington earthquakes

M0.4 earthquake 5 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington

A magnitude 0.4 earthquake struck 5 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington on Fri, Sep 18, 2026, 10:53 AM PDT (17:53 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 6 km WNW of Wauna, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
0.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-18 17:53:25 UTC
Depth
19.2 km (11.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.779° N, 122.842° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 1.0 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
164°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 since this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.03 km ESE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 10 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.45 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 9 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 10
  3. 2.110 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 8 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.13 km NNW of Kapowsin, Washington · 8 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.70 km W of Lake Stickney, Washington · 7 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.60 km NE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 2 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.26 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 22 hr ago · 28 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 9,270
  8. 1.96 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 15 hr ago · 32 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 3
  9. 1.65 km W of Burley, Washington · 4 hr ago · 27 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 2.16 km ENE of Bell Hill, Washington · 12 days ago · 49 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.14 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 14 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.63 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 16 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.62 km ENE of Mount Vernon, Washington · 19 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 10
  5. 1.710 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 20 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.14 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 28 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
  7. 1.61 km NNE of Maple Valley, Washington · 32 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.834 km NE of Amanda Park, Washington · 34 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.62 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 35 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.735 km NE of Amanda Park, Washington · 36 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.72 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 41 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw714105271. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:41 PM UTC.