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Earthquake today in Washington

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Yes — 1 M2.5+ earthquake in Washington in the last 24 hours; latest M2.5 102 km NNW of Wenatchee, 3 hours ago Largest today: M2.5 41 km WSW of Winthrop, Washington at Oct 25, 14:15 UTC.

Was there an earthquake in Washington today? Every earthquake USGS has located in and off Washington in the last day and week, with the largest of the past year. Updated every few minutes.

Last 24 hours
1 M2.5+
Last 24 hours (all)
6 M1+
Last 7 days
2 M2.5+
Last 30 days
6 M2.5+
Largest in 30 days
M4.2 6 km WNW of Wauna, Washington, Sep 29, 2026
Past 12 months
30 M2.5+
Largest in 12 months
M4.2 6 km WNW of Wauna, Washington, Sep 29, 2026

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Earthquakes in Washington today

USGS has located 1 earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or more in Washington (or just offshore) since Oct 24, 17:02 UTC. That compares with 2 over the past 7 days, about 0.3 a day.

5 smaller quakes (M1–2.5) were also recorded, mostly by dense local networks.

Local timeUTCMagnitudeDepthLocation
Oct 25, 07:15Oct 25, 14:15 UTCM2.53 km41 km WSW of Winthrop, Washington
Oct 25, 02:00Oct 25, 09:00 UTCM1.716 km4 km ESE of Carnation, Washington
Oct 24, 13:34Oct 24, 20:34 UTCM1.47 km38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington
Oct 24, 13:33Oct 24, 20:33 UTCM1.37 km38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington
Oct 24, 12:25Oct 24, 19:25 UTCM1.36 km38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington
Oct 24, 12:25Oct 24, 19:25 UTCM1.23 km38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington

Local time is the time zone of the nearest city to the epicentre.

Earthquakes in Washington in the past 7 days

2 M2.5+ earthquakes in the past week. The most active places were near Wenatchee (1), Longview, WA (1). The largest was M3.0 3 km W of Columbia City, Oregon.

Local timeUTCMagnitudeDepthLocation
Oct 25, 07:15Oct 25, 14:15 UTCM2.53 km41 km WSW of Winthrop, Washington
Oct 22, 07:25Oct 22, 14:25 UTCM3.024 km3 km W of Columbia City, Oregon

Largest earthquakes in Washington in the past year

USGS located 30 M2.5+ earthquakes in or off Washington in the past 12 months, 0.3% of the 10,450 in the United States, or about 0.6 a week. This week's 2 is above that average. The strongest was M4.2 on Sep 29, 2026 (6 km WNW of Wauna, Washington).

DateMagnitudeDepthLocation
Sep 29, 2026M4.228 km6 km WNW of Wauna, Washington
Jul 2, 2026M3.825 km2 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington
Sep 5, 2026M3.818 km20 km E of Castle Rock, Washington
Aug 11, 2026M3.112 km5 km WSW of Harrah, Washington
Oct 22, 2026M3.024 km3 km W of Columbia City, Oregon
Feb 24, 2026M3.026 km4 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington
Jan 22, 2026M3.027 km2 km NNW of Ames Lake, Washington
Dec 15, 2025M2.96 km4 km WSW of Concrete, Washington
Jun 8, 2026M2.926 km2 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington
Mar 11, 2026M2.925 km2 km W of Home, Washington

Tsunami warning status

None of the earthquakes in Washington in the past 30 days carried the USGS tsunami flag, which USGS sets for large quakes in oceanic regions where the tsunami warning centres issue messages.

Official tsunami warnings come from the NOAA tsunami warning centres (tsunami.gov) and national agencies; follow local authorities if you are on a coast after strong shaking.

USGS lists every magnitude in the United States but outside it coverage is complete only from about M4–4.5, so smaller local quakes reported by national agencies may be missing. Magnitudes and locations are revised for hours after an event. A quake belongs to Washington when the nearest city within 150 km is there, otherwise by the USGS place name.

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Data: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (ComCat), GeoNames (cities, CC BY 4.0).