Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Ames Lake, WA
M 2.5
Latest: 1:06 am PDT on 26 June 2026 · 16 km (10 mi) E of Ames Lake, WA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Ames Lake was M 2.5, 16 km (10 mi) E of Ames Lake, WA, at 1:06 am PDT on 26 June 2026. 12 people reported feeling it to USGS. 11 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 417 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 47
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.6 on 12 July 2019, 27 km (17 mi) N of Ames Lake, WA
- Reported felt
- 157 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.6 25 km (16 mi) SE of Ames Lake, WA
- 2.1 15 km (9 mi) E of Ames Lake, WA · felt by 1
- 2.4 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Ames Lake, WA · felt by 10
- 2.0 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Ames Lake, WA
- 2.1 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Ames Lake, WA · felt by 2
- 2.1 15 km (9 mi) ESE of Ames Lake, WA · felt by 3
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Ames Lake, WA
- 1.5 20 km (12 mi) N of Ames Lake, WA
- 1.5 3 km (2 mi) WNW of Ames Lake, WA
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Ames Lake, WA
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) WNW of Ames Lake, WA
- 2.5 16 km (10 mi) E of Ames Lake, WA · felt by 12
- 1.8 18 km (11 mi) E of Ames Lake, WA
- 1.5 23 km (14 mi) NNW of Ames Lake, WA
- 2.1 12 km (7 mi) E of Ames Lake, WA
- 1.8 12 km (8 mi) E of Ames Lake, WA
- 1.7 18 km (11 mi) W of Ames Lake, WA
- 1.6 18 km (11 mi) W of Ames Lake, WA
- 1.9 20 km (12 mi) SSE of Ames Lake, WA
- 1.7 11 km (7 mi) ESE of Ames Lake, WA
- 1.6 17 km (10 mi) NNE of Ames Lake, WA
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) N of Ames Lake, WA
- 1.6 11 km (7 mi) NE of Ames Lake, WA
- 2.0 25 km (16 mi) SSW of Ames Lake, WA · felt by 1
- 1.7 19 km (12 mi) S of Ames Lake, WA
- 1.7 20 km (12 mi) S of Ames Lake, WA
- 2.2 19 km (12 mi) S of Ames Lake, WA
- 1.6 16 km (10 mi) ESE of Ames Lake, WA
- 2.4 17 km (11 mi) E of Ames Lake, WA · felt by 19
- 2.0 16 km (10 mi) SE of Ames Lake, WA · felt by 2
- 2.0 22 km (13 mi) N of Ames Lake, WA
- 2.1 30 km (18 mi) SE of Ames Lake, WA · felt by 4
- 1.7 15 km (10 mi) ESE of Ames Lake, WA
- 3.0 23 km (14 mi) NNW of Ames Lake, WA · felt by 476
- 1.6 9 km (5 mi) E of Ames Lake, WA
- 1.6 17 km (11 mi) W of Ames Lake, WA · felt by 1
- 1.7 16 km (10 mi) E of Ames Lake, WA · felt by 1
- 3.0 2 km (1 mi) NNW of Ames Lake, WA · felt by 289
- 1.7 17 km (10 mi) W of Ames Lake, WA
- 1.9 18 km (11 mi) S of Ames Lake, WA
- 1.7 30 km (19 mi) WNW of Ames Lake, WA
- 2.4 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Ames Lake, WA · felt by 7
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) SE of Ames Lake, WA
- 1.5 25 km (16 mi) WSW of Ames Lake, WA
- 1.7 25 km (16 mi) WSW of Ames Lake, WA
- 1.5 15 km (9 mi) W of Ames Lake, WA
- 1.7 19 km (12 mi) WSW of Ames Lake, WA
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Ames Lake, WA
- 1.7 20 km (13 mi) N of Ames Lake, WA
- 1.6 20 km (13 mi) ESE of Ames Lake, WA
From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Ames Lake time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Ames Lake are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Ames Lake; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 5 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Ames Lake:
- 6.7 1 km ENE of Dash Point, Washington · 48 km SW of Ames Lake
- 5.4 8 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16 km NNE of Ames Lake
- 5.2 9 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 17 km NE of Ames Lake
- 5.0 4 km ENE of Machias, Washington · 41 km N of Ames Lake
- 5.0 3 km WSW of Des Moines, Washington · 41 km SW of Ames Lake
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Rattlesnake Mountain fault, under 1 km from its surface trace
- Southern Whidbey Island fault, 2 km from its surface trace
- Seattle fault, 5 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Carnation 4 km · Klahanie 8 km · Lake Marcel-Stillwater 8 km · Sammamish 9 km · Fall City 9 km · Redmond 12 km · Snoqualmie 16 km · Bellevue 18 km
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