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Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Bellingham, WA

M 2.6

Latest: 1:01 pm PDT on 29 May 2026 · 13 km (8 mi) N of Bellingham, WA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Bellingham was M 2.6, 13 km (8 mi) N of Bellingham, WA, at 1:01 pm PDT on 29 May 2026. 11 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016
113 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months
9
Largest since 2016
M 4.5 on 3 March 2025, 29 km (18 mi) SW of Bellingham, WA
Reported felt
28 of them have felt reports to USGS

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

The latest 50

  1. 1.8 37 km (23 mi) ESE of Bellingham, WA
  2. 1.9 39 km (24 mi) SE of Bellingham, WA
  3. 1.8 42 km (26 mi) NE of Bellingham, WA
  4. 1.7 39 km (24 mi) SE of Bellingham, WA
  5. 2.2 39 km (24 mi) SE of Bellingham, WA · felt by 1
  6. 1.6 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Bellingham, WA
  7. 1.6 44 km (27 mi) WSW of Bellingham, WA
  8. 1.7 44 km (27 mi) WSW of Bellingham, WA
  9. 1.8 44 km (28 mi) WSW of Bellingham, WA
  10. 1.8 27 km (17 mi) E of Bellingham, WA
  11. 2.1 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Bellingham, WA · felt by 1
  12. 2.6 13 km (8 mi) N of Bellingham, WA
  13. 2.2 40 km (25 mi) WSW of Bellingham, WA
  14. 2.0 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Bellingham, WA · felt by 1
  15. 2.7 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Bellingham, WA · felt by 26
  16. 2.1 37 km (23 mi) ESE of Bellingham, WA · felt by 2
  17. 1.6 22 km (14 mi) SE of Bellingham, WA
  18. 2.3 42 km (26 mi) ENE of Bellingham, WA · felt by 2
  19. 2.0 20 km (12 mi) S of Bellingham, WA
  20. 2.1 24 km (15 mi) N of Bellingham, WA · felt by 10
  21. 1.8 25 km (16 mi) WNW of Bellingham, WA
  22. 1.5 39 km (24 mi) SE of Bellingham, WA
  23. 1.5 47 km (29 mi) ENE of Bellingham, WA
  24. 1.5 14 km (9 mi) WNW of Bellingham, WA
  25. 1.6 47 km (29 mi) E of Bellingham, WA
  26. 1.5 42 km (26 mi) ESE of Bellingham, WA
  27. 1.8 20 km (12 mi) NW of Bellingham, WA
  28. 2.0 23 km (14 mi) SSE of Bellingham, WA · felt by 1
  29. 1.5 44 km (27 mi) WSW of Bellingham, WA
  30. 1.5 28 km (18 mi) SW of Bellingham, WA · felt by 2
  31. 4.5 29 km (18 mi) SW of Bellingham, WA · felt by 11,411
  32. 1.6 36 km (23 mi) ESE of Bellingham, WA
  33. 1.6 42 km (26 mi) NE of Bellingham, WA
  34. 1.5 40 km (25 mi) WSW of Bellingham, WA
  35. 1.9 34 km (21 mi) WSW of Bellingham, WA · felt by 2
  36. 2.0 42 km (26 mi) ESE of Bellingham, WA
  37. 2.6 36 km (23 mi) ESE of Bellingham, WA · felt by 3
  38. 1.6 18 km (11 mi) W of Bellingham, WA
  39. 1.8 17 km (11 mi) W of Bellingham, WA
  40. 1.9 25 km (15 mi) ESE of Bellingham, WA
  41. 1.7 41 km (26 mi) ENE of Bellingham, WA
  42. 1.9 36 km (22 mi) ESE of Bellingham, WA
  43. 1.8 36 km (23 mi) ESE of Bellingham, WA
  44. 2.0 19 km (12 mi) ENE of Bellingham, WA · felt by 1
  45. 1.5 8 km (5 mi) W of Bellingham, WA
  46. 1.7 46 km (28 mi) WSW of Bellingham, WA
  47. 1.9 5 km (3 mi) WNW of Bellingham, WA · felt by 1
  48. 2.2 5 km (3 mi) W of Bellingham, WA · felt by 1
  49. 1.6 23 km (14 mi) S of Bellingham, WA · felt by 1
  50. 1.7 43 km (27 mi) NE of Bellingham, 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 Bellingham time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Bellingham are listed even when they are further out.

On the map

The white circle is Bellingham; 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 Bellingham:

  1. 6.0 San Juan Islands, Washington · 24 km WSW of Bellingham
  2. 5.5 21 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 38 km W of Bellingham
  3. 5.0 6 km W of Conway, Washington · 48 km S of Bellingham
  4. 5.0 4 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 26 km ENE of Bellingham

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

Marietta 7 km · Sudden Valley 11 km · Ferndale 12 km · Anacortes 29 km · Sedro-Woolley 34 km · Mount Vernon 39 km

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