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M0.8 earthquake 11 km WNW of Edmonds, Washington, United States

A magnitude 0.8 earthquake struck 11 km WNW of Edmonds, Washington, United States at 08:15 local time (15:15 UTC) on 18 Oct 2026, at a depth of 22 km, according to USGS.

Data: USGS · updated 2026-10-19 19:17 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude
0.8micro
duration magnitude (md)
Depth
22.2 km
Status
Reviewed
Origin time
2026-10-18 15:15:11 UTC
Local: 18 Oct 2026, 08:15:11 (America/Los Angeles)
Epicentre
47.865° N, 122.508° W

Circles show this event and others within 30 km from 7 days before to 30 days after. Lines: plate boundaries and GEM active faults. Open on the live map

Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
EdmondsWashington, United States · pop. 41,37511 kmINot felt
Picnic PointWashington, United States · pop. 8,80913 kmINot felt
LynnwoodWashington, United States · pop. 36,99715 kmINot felt
Picnic Point-North LynnwoodWashington, United States · pop. 22,95316 kmINot felt
Mountlake TerraceWashington, United States · pop. 20,98917 kmINot felt
SeattleWashington, United States · pop. 780,99531 kmINot felt
VictoriaBritish Columbia, Canada · pop. 289,62589 kmINot felt
SurreyBritish Columbia, Canada · pop. 568,322140 kmINot felt

Shaking is an estimate from the intensity prediction equation of Allen, Wald & Worden (2012), not an observation. Local ground and buildings can change it by a level or more.

Every agency's solution

Agencies locate earthquakes with their own stations and methods, so their numbers differ. We match reports of the same event by time, distance and magnitude and show them side by side. The headline uses USGS · UW, which has been reviewed by an analyst.

AgencyMagnitudeDepthEpicentreTime offsetStatus
USGS · UWheadlinePacific Northwest Seismic Network via U.S. Geological Survey0.8 md22.2 km47.87° N, 122.51° W–Reviewed

How big was it?

Usually not felt. Recorded by nearby seismometers; thousands occur worldwide every day.

It released roughly the energy of 239 g of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step means about 32 times more energy and 10 times larger waves on a seismogram. Depth matters too: at 22 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.

M1.0 releases about 2× the energy of M0.8, and its waves are about 1.6× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 477 g of TNT vs 239 g of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M0.8. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

12 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M1.8 21 days ago. 6 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Did you feel it?

Reports from people help show where shaking was strong. They are anonymous and shown here in aggregate.

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Reports on SeismoAtlas

No reports yet.

Event id uw714121672. First recorded here 19 Oct 2026, 19:56:04 UTC. Solutions: USGS · UW (usgs:uw714121672). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M0.8 earthquake 11 km WNW of Edmonds, Washington, United States”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/uw714121672-m0-8-earthquake-11-km-wnw-of-edmonds-washington-united-states, data from USGS.

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