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Earthquakes near Anacortes, WA

M 2.6

Latest: 9:17 pm PDT on 11 September 2026 · 25 km (15 mi) ESE of Anacortes, WA

The most recent earthquake near Anacortes was M 2.6, 25 km (15 mi) ESE of Anacortes, WA, at 9:17 pm PDT on 11 September 2026. 10 people reported feeling it to USGS.

Within 30 km since 2016
166 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months
40
Largest since 2016
M 4.5 on 3 March 2025, 18 km (11 mi) NW of Anacortes, WA
Reported felt
63 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page

The latest 50

  1. 2.6 25 km (15 mi) ESE of Anacortes, WA · felt by 10
  2. 1.6 25 km (16 mi) S of Anacortes, WA
  3. 1.6 25 km (15 mi) S of Anacortes, WA
  4. 2.1 24 km (15 mi) S of Anacortes, WA
  5. 1.7 25 km (15 mi) S of Anacortes, WA
  6. 2.1 25 km (16 mi) S of Anacortes, WA
  7. 1.6 5 km (3 mi) N of Anacortes, WA
  8. 2.1 25 km (15 mi) S of Anacortes, WA · felt by 2
  9. 1.8 25 km (16 mi) S of Anacortes, WA
  10. 1.9 25 km (16 mi) S of Anacortes, WA
  11. 2.3 25 km (16 mi) S of Anacortes, WA
  12. 2.0 24 km (15 mi) S of Anacortes, WA · felt by 3
  13. 2.3 25 km (15 mi) S of Anacortes, WA · felt by 67
  14. 3.8 25 km (15 mi) S of Anacortes, WA · felt by 2,030
  15. 2.4 26 km (16 mi) S of Anacortes, WA · felt by 2
  16. 1.5 25 km (15 mi) S of Anacortes, WA
  17. 2.0 25 km (16 mi) S of Anacortes, WA
  18. 1.6 25 km (16 mi) S of Anacortes, WA
  19. 2.4 25 km (16 mi) S of Anacortes, WA · felt by 3
  20. 2.9 25 km (16 mi) S of Anacortes, WA · felt by 42
  21. 2.1 6 km (3 mi) N of Anacortes, WA · felt by 1
  22. 2.4 4 km (3 mi) SSW of Anacortes, WA · felt by 2
  23. 2.0 5 km (3 mi) N of Anacortes, WA · felt by 1
  24. 2.7 5 km (3 mi) N of Anacortes, WA · felt by 26
  25. 1.8 5 km (3 mi) SSW of Anacortes, WA
  26. 1.6 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Anacortes, WA
  27. 1.6 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Anacortes, WA
  28. 2.7 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Anacortes, WA · felt by 34
  29. 1.8 23 km (14 mi) SSW of Anacortes, WA
  30. 2.3 15 km (9 mi) SE of Anacortes, WA
  31. 1.9 14 km (9 mi) ESE of Anacortes, WA
  32. 2.1 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Anacortes, WA · felt by 1
  33. 2.0 11 km (7 mi) NE of Anacortes, WA
  34. 2.2 15 km (9 mi) SE of Anacortes, WA · felt by 1
  35. 2.1 15 km (9 mi) SE of Anacortes, WA
  36. 2.1 15 km (10 mi) SE of Anacortes, WA
  37. 1.9 15 km (10 mi) SE of Anacortes, WA
  38. 1.9 23 km (14 mi) SSE of Anacortes, WA
  39. 1.6 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Anacortes, WA
  40. 1.7 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Anacortes, WA
  41. 1.8 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Anacortes, WA
  42. 2.4 25 km (15 mi) ESE of Anacortes, WA · felt by 3
  43. 2.2 25 km (16 mi) ESE of Anacortes, WA · felt by 2
  44. 2.9 25 km (16 mi) ESE of Anacortes, WA · felt by 164
  45. 1.5 21 km (13 mi) SW of Anacortes, WA
  46. 2.3 27 km (17 mi) S of Anacortes, WA · felt by 2
  47. 1.5 9 km (6 mi) S of Anacortes, WA · felt by 1
  48. 1.7 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Anacortes, WA
  49. 1.9 19 km (12 mi) SE of Anacortes, WA
  50. 2.8 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Anacortes, WA · felt by 15

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 Anacortes time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Anacortes are listed even when they are further out.

On the map

The white circle is Anacortes; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 4 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Anacortes:

  1. 6.0 San Juan Islands, Washington · 25 km NNW of Anacortes
  2. 5.5 21 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 43 km NW of Anacortes
  3. 5.0 6 km W of Conway, Washington · 24 km SSE of Anacortes
  4. 5.0 4 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 50 km NE of Anacortes

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearest mapped faults

USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.

Nearby towns

Ault Field 20 km · Mount Vernon 23 km · Oak Harbor 24 km · Sedro-Woolley 28 km · Bellingham 29 km · Friday Harbor 30 km · Big Lake 30 km · Sudden Valley 30 km

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