Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 4 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 4 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington on Wed, Sep 2, 2026, 8:59 PM PDT (03:59 UTC), 18 km (11 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
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-03 03:59:57 UTC
Depth
17.7 km (11.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.563° N, 121.797° W
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking. If you felt it, tell the USGS: every report sharpens the shaking map.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
65

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 since this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.710 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 20 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.63 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 16 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.14 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 14 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.511 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.03 km ESE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 10 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.45 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 8 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 10
  7. 2.110 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 8 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.13 km NNW of Kapowsin, Washington · 8 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.70 km W of Lake Stickney, Washington · 7 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.60 km NE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 2 days ago · 22 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 4.26 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 21 hr ago · 28 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 9,262
  12. 1.96 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 15 hr ago · 32 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 3
  13. 1.65 km W of Burley, Washington · 4 hr ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 1.68 km E of Ashford, Washington · 31 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.61 km NNE of Maple Valley, Washington · 32 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.78 km E of Ashford, Washington · 39 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.48 km E of Ashford, Washington · 39 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 3
  5. 1.72 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 41 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.68 km S of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 45 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.52 km WNW of Ames Lake, Washington · 47 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.72 km NNW of Enetai, Washington · 50 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.96 km SSE of Lea Hill, Washington · 54 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw714094302 (also filed as us7000tdts). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:23 PM UTC.