Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near Arlington Heights, WA
No earthquake was likely felt in Arlington Heights in the 24 hours to 5:45 am PDT (12:45 UTC). The last one was M 4.2, 102 km (63 mi) SSW, at 2:05 pm PDT on 29 September 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 9,329 felt reports to USGS.
M 2.9
Latest: 1:01 am PDT on 21 August 2025 · 30 km (18 mi) NW of Arlington Heights, WA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Arlington Heights was M 2.9, 30 km (18 mi) NW of Arlington Heights, WA, at 1:01 am PDT on 21 August 2025, 10 km deep. 164 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Arlington Heights was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 18 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Arlington Heights since; the newest is first in the list below.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Arlington Heights in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 0
- Last 30 days
- 2 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 2.1
- Last 12 months
- 13 · largest M 2.1 on 5 December 2025
- Since 2016
- 270 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.4 on 17 May 2022, 19 km (12 mi) NE of Arlington Heights, WA
- Reported felt
- 114 of them have felt reports to USGS
- Nearest mapped fault
- Utsalady Point fault, 31 km from its surface trace
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page · counts are earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km (19 mi) of the town centre; shaking is estimated for the town centre with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses
If you felt one
- Was that an earthquake? — checks what was recorded near you in the last hour
- Report what you felt to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us, and they are what produces the intensity maps
- Expect aftershocks, and be ready to Drop, Cover, and Hold On if you feel one; if you are in a damaged building, go outside and move away from it (Ready.gov, FEMA; what to do during and after an earthquake)
- Near the coast, go inland or to higher ground as soon as strong shaking stops (Ready.gov); official warnings are on Tsunami.gov
- Earthquakes in Washington — with the state's activity score
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings or forecasts. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert and the MyShake app.
The last 30 days
The latest 50
- 1.7 16 km (10 mi) SE of Arlington Heights, WA
- 1.6 13 km (8 mi) N of Arlington Heights, WA
- 1.5 16 km (10 mi) SE of Arlington Heights, WA
- 1.5 16 km (10 mi) SE of Arlington Heights, WA
- 1.6 17 km (10 mi) SE of Arlington Heights, WA
- 1.7 15 km (9 mi) SE of Arlington Heights, WA
- 1.5 7 km (4 mi) W of Arlington Heights, WA
- 1.5 16 km (10 mi) SE of Arlington Heights, WA
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) SW of Arlington Heights, WA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) NW of Arlington Heights, WA
- 1.7 16 km (10 mi) SE of Arlington Heights, WA · felt by 1
- 2.1 28 km (17 mi) NW of Arlington Heights, WA · felt by 1
- 1.7 23 km (15 mi) W of Arlington Heights, WA
- 1.7 16 km (10 mi) SE of Arlington Heights, WA
- 1.7 16 km (10 mi) SE of Arlington Heights, WA · felt by 1
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) NW of Arlington Heights, WA
- 2.4 30 km (18 mi) NW of Arlington Heights, WA · felt by 3
- 2.2 29 km (18 mi) NW of Arlington Heights, WA · felt by 2
- 2.9 30 km (18 mi) NW of Arlington Heights, WA · felt by 164
- 1.7 17 km (10 mi) SE of Arlington Heights, WA
- 1.5 16 km (10 mi) SE of Arlington Heights, WA · felt by 1
- 1.8 20 km (12 mi) E of Arlington Heights, WA
- 2.0 15 km (9 mi) SE of Arlington Heights, WA
- 1.6 16 km (10 mi) SE of Arlington Heights, WA · felt by 3
- 1.7 16 km (10 mi) SE of Arlington Heights, WA
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Arlington Heights, WA
- 2.7 28 km (17 mi) NE of Arlington Heights, WA · felt by 34
- 1.9 28 km (17 mi) W of Arlington Heights, WA
- 2.3 25 km (15 mi) S of Arlington Heights, WA
- 1.6 14 km (9 mi) SE of Arlington Heights, WA · felt by 1
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) SE of Arlington Heights, WA
- 1.7 9 km (6 mi) NW of Arlington Heights, WA · felt by 12
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Arlington Heights, WA
- 1.7 16 km (10 mi) SE of Arlington Heights, WA · felt by 2
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) S of Arlington Heights, WA
- 1.7 20 km (12 mi) SSE of Arlington Heights, WA
- 1.6 15 km (10 mi) SE of Arlington Heights, WA
- 1.7 13 km (8 mi) ENE of Arlington Heights, WA
- 1.5 17 km (10 mi) SE of Arlington Heights, WA · felt by 3
- 1.5 16 km (10 mi) SE of Arlington Heights, WA
- 1.8 16 km (10 mi) SE of Arlington Heights, WA · felt by 1
- 1.5 16 km (10 mi) SE of Arlington Heights, WA
- 1.7 17 km (11 mi) NE of Arlington Heights, WA
- 1.5 21 km (13 mi) W of Arlington Heights, WA
- 1.6 14 km (9 mi) NE of Arlington Heights, WA
- 1.6 15 km (10 mi) SE of Arlington Heights, WA · felt by 1
- 3.4 22 km (14 mi) W of Arlington Heights, WA · felt by 493
- 1.6 15 km (9 mi) N of Arlington Heights, WA
- 1.6 13 km (8 mi) NNW of Arlington Heights, WA
- 1.6 16 km (10 mi) SE of Arlington Heights, WA · felt by 1
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 Arlington Heights time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Arlington Heights are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is Arlington Heights; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in Arlington Heights
The strongest shaking in Arlington Heights from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity III (weak), from the M 3.4 on 17 May 2022, 19 km away. Intensity II and III are felt by some people at rest indoors; IV by most people indoors; V and above wakes sleepers and moves objects.
| Magnitude | When | Distance | Shaking in Arlington Heights (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 3.4 | 19 km | III · Weak · felt by 244 | |
| M 2.9 | 10 km | III · Weak · felt by 31 | |
| M 3.0 | 18 km | II · Weak · felt by 52 | |
| M 3.4 | 22 km | II · Weak · felt by 493 | |
| M 3.4 | 27 km | II · Weak · felt by 197 |
An estimate for the town centre from magnitude, depth and distance, with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses (Atkinson & Wald, 2007), on the Modified Mercalli scale. All 5 reach intensity II or more in town, where people at rest start to notice. Ground conditions change it street by street. It describes the past, not a hazard.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 2 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Arlington Heights:
- 5.0 4 km ENE of Machias, Washington · 23 km SSE of Arlington Heights
- 5.0 6 km W of Conway, Washington · 31 km WNW of Arlington Heights
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Utsalady Point fault, 31 km from its surface trace
- Southern Whidbey Island fault, 34 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Arlington 5 km · Marysville 19 km · Lake Stevens 21 km · West Lake Stevens 23 km · Everett 27 km · Mount Vernon 32 km · Mukilteo 34 km
Be ready
Earthquakes cannot be predicted, here or anywhere, so the useful step is the one taken beforehand. The advice below is from the agencies responsible for it.
- Ready.gov: earthquakes (FEMA) — what to do before, during and after, including Drop, Cover, and Hold On
- Build a kit (FEMA) — water, food and supplies for several days; our summary
- USGS: preparedness — the hazard behind the advice, from the agency that records every quake on this page
- The Great ShakeOut — the yearly earthquake drill, with material for homes, schools and workplaces
- ShakeAlert covers Arlington Heights, WA: alerts reach phones through Wireless Emergency Alerts and the MyShake app, seconds before shaking arrives
- Tsunami.gov (NOAA) — the official tsunami warnings for the coast; a quake page here never stands in for one
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings or forecasts. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert and the MyShake app.