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M2.5 earthquake 11 km SSW of River Road, Washington

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 11 km SSW of River Road, Washington on Sat, Aug 8, 2026, 7:20 PM PDT (02:20 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 2 km E of Mount Vernon, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-08-09 02:20:38 UTC
Depth
46.4 km (28.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.971° N, 123.173° W
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
32°
Stations used
69

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 since this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.72 km NNW of Enetai, Washington · 42 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.52 km WNW of Ames Lake, Washington · 40 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.68 km S of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 37 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.735 km NE of Amanda Park, Washington · 28 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.62 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 27 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.834 km NE of Amanda Park, Washington · 27 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.714 km SW of Cowichan Bay, Canada · 26 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.62 km E of Mount Vernon, Washington · 11 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 10
  9. 1.63 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 9 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.16 km ENE of Bell Hill, Washington · 5 days ago · 49 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.03 km ESE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 2 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 1.62 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 49 days ago · 24 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.65 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington · 50 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.55 km WSW of Mercer Island, Washington · 52 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.13 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 53 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.73 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 53 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.13 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 57 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.65 km N of Anacortes, Washington · 60 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.22 km WSW of Wauna, Washington · 60 days ago · 34 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.616 km NNW of Queets, Washington · 61 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.13 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 63 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.914 km NNE of Port Angeles East, Washington · 66 days ago · 39 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.68 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 67 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.78 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 67 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.88 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 69 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.519 km NNW of Forks, Washington · 70 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.94 km E of Port Townsend, Washington · 72 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.910 km S of Cowichan Bay, Canada · 72 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.55 km ENE of Belfair, Washington · 75 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw714074012 (also filed as us6000tjc9). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:34 AM UTC.