Moderate magnitude 4.0 quake hits 19 miles southeast of Port Angeles, Washington, United States in the afternoon

An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 occurred in the afternoon on Wednesday, March 5th, 2025, at 4:18 pm local time near Port Angeles, Clallam County, Washington, USA, as reported by the United States Geological Survey.
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a moderately shallow depth of 26 miles. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Blyn (pop. 100) located 9 miles from the epicenter, Port Angeles (pop. 19,400) 19 miles away, Silverdale (pop. 19,200) 28 miles away, Bremerton (pop. 39,500) 34 miles away, Shoreline (pop. 55,400) 39 miles away, Seattle (pop. 737,000) 43 miles away, Everett (pop. 108,000) 43 miles away, Kirkland (pop. 87,300) 46 miles away, Bellevue (pop. 139,800) 49 miles away, and Tacoma (pop. 207,900) 57 miles away.


Earthquake data:
Date & time: Mar 5, 2025 04:18 pm (GMT -8) local time (6 Mar 2025 00:18 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.0
Depth: 42.21 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 47.93°N / 123.14°W (Clallam, Washington, United States)
Primary data source: USGS
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