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M0.9 earthquake 49 km SE of Graham, Washington, United States

A magnitude 0.9 earthquake struck 49 km SE of Graham, Washington, United States at 17:18 local time (00:18 UTC) on 29 Oct 2026, at a depth of 6 km, according to USGS.

Data: USGS · updated 2026-10-30 16:52 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude
0.9micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ml)
Depth
5.6 km
Status
Reviewed
Origin time
2026-10-30 00:18:15 UTC
Local: 29 Oct 2026, 17:18:15 (America/Los Angeles)
Epicentre
46.699° N, 121.903° W

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Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
GrahamWashington, United States · pop. 23,49149 kmINot felt
OrtingWashington, United States · pop. 7,44650 kmINot felt
South HillWashington, United States · pop. 52,43156 kmINot felt
SpanawayWashington, United States · pop. 27,22760 kmINot felt
PuyallupWashington, United States · pop. 39,65962 kmINot felt
SeattleWashington, United States · pop. 780,995106 kmINot felt
PortlandOregon, United States · pop. 652,503144 kmINot felt
VictoriaBritish Columbia, Canada · pop. 289,625222 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 Survey0.9 ml5.6 km46.70° N, 121.90° W–Reviewed

How big was it?

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

It released roughly the energy of 294 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 6 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 1.6× the energy of M0.9, and its waves are about 1.4× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 477 g of TNT vs 294 g of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M0.9. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

23 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M1.9 12 days ago. 14 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M0.9

23 later earthquakes nearby. Aftershock rates typically fall off roughly as 1/time (Omori's law).

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
17.060.83
17.231.64
26.360.410
37.851.99
92.200.23
132.030.07
133.760.512
135.260.85
140.950.65
143.370.81
147.660.12
157.690.74
211.661.86
216.831.66
228.631.01
228.651.41
258.601.47
264.600.74
265.480.6-1
267.530.86
282.270.22
324.911.04
335.030.811
  1. 1.939 km SE of Orting, Washington, United States10-31 14:09
  2. 1.840 km SSE of Graham, Washington, United States11-07 19:57
  3. 1.639 km SSE of Graham, Washington, United States10-30 17:32
  4. 1.639 km SSE of Graham, Washington, United States11-08 01:07
  5. 1.442 km SSE of Enumclaw, Washington, United States11-08 12:57
  6. 1.465 km SE of Graham, Washington, United States11-09 18:54
  7. 1.040 km SSE of Graham, Washington, United States11-12 13:12
  8. 1.042 km SSE of Enumclaw, Washington, United States11-08 12:56
  9. 0.842 km SSE of Enumclaw, Washington, United States11-04 23:40
  10. 0.840 km SSE of Graham, Washington, United States11-10 03:50
  11. 0.864 km SE of Graham, Washington, United States11-12 23:19
  12. 0.839 km SSE of Graham, Washington, United States10-30 17:21
  13. 0.852 km SSE of Graham, Washington, United States11-04 15:34
  14. 0.740 km SSE of Graham, Washington, United States11-05 13:59
  15. 0.739 km SSE of Graham, Washington, United States11-10 00:54
  16. 0.639 km SE of Orting, Washington, United States11-10 01:47
  17. 0.640 km SSE of Graham, Washington, United States11-04 21:15
  18. 0.524 km SE of Orting, Washington, United States11-04 14:03
  19. 0.432 km SE of Orting, Washington, United States10-31 02:40
  20. 0.249 km SE of Graham, Washington, United States11-02 20:30
  21. 0.245 km SSE of Orting, Washington, United States11-10 18:34
  22. 0.142 km SSE of Enumclaw, Washington, United States11-05 03:57
  23. 0.042 km SE of Graham, Washington, United States11-04 12:19

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Event id uw714132481. First recorded here 30 Oct 2026, 16:55:04 UTC. Solutions: USGS · UW (usgs:uw714132481). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M0.9 earthquake 49 km SE of Graham, Washington, United States”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/uw714132481-m0-9-earthquake-49-km-se-of-graham-washington-united-states, data from USGS.

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