M0.6 earthquake 10 km NE of Tanner, Washington
A magnitude 0.6 earthquake struck 10 km NE of Tanner, Washington on Wed, Sep 16, 2026, 6:21 AM PDT (13:21 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.5 11 km NE of Ashford, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 0.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-09-16 13:21:19 UTC
- Depth
- 13.5 km (8.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.554° N, 121.668° W
- Region
- Washington
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS. If you felt it, tell the USGS: every report sharpens the shaking map.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 0.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 129°
- 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: 3 since this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.511 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 5 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.03 km ESE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 47 hr ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.45 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 10 hr ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 10
Before
- 2.14 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 6 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
- 1.63 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 8 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.57 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 10 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.710 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 12 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.14 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 20 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 4
- 1.68 km E of Ashford, Washington · 23 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.61 km NNE of Maple Valley, Washington · 24 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.78 km E of Ashford, Washington · 31 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.48 km E of Ashford, Washington · 31 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 3
- 1.72 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 33 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw714103481. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:17 PM UTC.