Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Bethel, WA
M 4.2
Latest: 2:05 pm PDT on 29 September 2026 · 12 km (8 mi) SSW of Bethel, WA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Bethel was M 4.2, 12 km (8 mi) SSW of Bethel, WA, at 2:05 pm PDT on 29 September 2026. 9,329 people reported feeling it to USGS. 2 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 474 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 34
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.2 on 29 September 2026, 12 km (8 mi) SSW of Bethel, WA
- Reported felt
- 132 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.0 4 km (2 mi) E of Bethel, WA
- 1.6 11 km (7 mi) SSW of Bethel, WA
- 1.9 12 km (7 mi) SSW of Bethel, WA · felt by 3
- 4.2 12 km (8 mi) SSW of Bethel, WA · felt by 9,329
- 1.7 13 km (8 mi) N of Bethel, WA
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Bethel, WA
- 2.2 14 km (9 mi) SSW of Bethel, WA · felt by 1
- 1.5 10 km (6 mi) W of Bethel, WA
- 1.9 16 km (10 mi) ENE of Bethel, WA
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) SW of Bethel, WA
- 2.8 14 km (9 mi) SSW of Bethel, WA · felt by 63
- 1.8 15 km (9 mi) WNW of Bethel, WA
- 1.7 20 km (12 mi) SE of Bethel, WA
- 2.4 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Bethel, WA · felt by 1
- 1.9 8 km (5 mi) NE of Bethel, WA · felt by 2
- 2.9 28 km (17 mi) SSW of Bethel, WA · felt by 38
- 2.0 15 km (9 mi) WNW of Bethel, WA
- 1.9 10 km (6 mi) NNE of Bethel, WA
- 1.5 13 km (8 mi) NW of Bethel, WA
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) SE of Bethel, WA · felt by 1
- 2.1 5 km (3 mi) WSW of Bethel, WA
- 1.7 23 km (14 mi) W of Bethel, WA
- 1.6 11 km (7 mi) NNE of Bethel, WA
- 2.6 11 km (7 mi) NNE of Bethel, WA · felt by 6
- 2.3 9 km (6 mi) W of Bethel, WA
- 2.4 8 km (5 mi) W of Bethel, WA
- 1.8 6 km (4 mi) WSW of Bethel, WA
- 1.9 28 km (17 mi) W of Bethel, WA
- 2.8 11 km (7 mi) WNW of Bethel, WA · felt by 17
- 1.8 11 km (7 mi) WNW of Bethel, WA
- 1.8 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Bethel, WA · felt by 3
- 1.5 24 km (15 mi) SE of Bethel, WA
- 1.5 28 km (17 mi) E of Bethel, WA
- 1.7 28 km (17 mi) E of Bethel, WA
- 2.0 10 km (6 mi) WNW of Bethel, WA
- 1.6 13 km (8 mi) NNE of Bethel, WA · felt by 1
- 1.7 24 km (15 mi) W of Bethel, WA
- 1.6 17 km (11 mi) WSW of Bethel, WA
- 1.9 28 km (18 mi) NNE of Bethel, WA · felt by 2
- 1.5 23 km (14 mi) SE of Bethel, WA
- 2.1 15 km (10 mi) E of Bethel, WA
- 1.8 17 km (10 mi) N of Bethel, WA · felt by 1
- 2.9 24 km (15 mi) N of Bethel, WA · felt by 128
- 1.7 16 km (10 mi) ENE of Bethel, WA
- 2.1 25 km (15 mi) SSW of Bethel, WA
- 2.5 22 km (14 mi) WNW of Bethel, WA · felt by 3
- 1.8 25 km (16 mi) N of Bethel, WA
- 1.7 24 km (15 mi) SE of Bethel, WA
- 1.9 4 km (2 mi) WNW of Bethel, WA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) E of Bethel, 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 Bethel time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Bethel are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Bethel; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 6 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Bethel; the five largest:
- 6.8 The 2001 Nisqually, Washington Earthquake · 39 km S of Bethel
- 6.7 1 km ENE of Dash Point, Washington · 25 km SE of Bethel
- 6.1 Puget Sound region, Washington · 14 km SW of Bethel
- 5.8 Puget Sound area, Washington · 31 km SW of Bethel
- 5.3 Eastern Olympic Peninsula, Washington · 44 km NW of Bethel
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Seattle fault, 7 km from its surface trace
- Tacoma fault, 13 km from its surface trace
- Southern Whidbey Island fault, 35 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Bremerton 8 km · Enetai 10 km · Maplewood 12 km · Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake 13 km · Wauna 13 km · Tracyton 13 km · Belfair 16 km
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- Earthquakes in Washington, with the state's activity score
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