Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Big Lake, WA

M 2.6

Latest: 9:17 pm PDT on 11 September 2026 · 5 km (3 mi) WNW of Big Lake, WA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Big Lake was M 2.6, 5 km (3 mi) WNW of Big Lake, WA, at 9:17 pm PDT on 11 September 2026. 10 people reported feeling it to USGS. 1 smaller earthquake has been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 172 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 31
Largest since 2016: M 3.8 on 1 July 2026, 30 km (19 mi) WSW of Big Lake, WA
Reported felt: 55 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 19 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 6 minutes ago · this page 01:02 UTC

The latest 50

1.6 16 km (10 mi) SE of Big Lake, WA Sep 14, 2026
1:41 am PDT
2.6 5 km (3 mi) WNW of Big Lake, WA · felt by 10 Sep 11, 2026
9:17 pm PDT
1.9 22 km (13 mi) NE of Big Lake, WA Aug 14, 2026
1:04 am PDT
2.1 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Big Lake, WA Aug 1, 2026
8:38 am PDT
1.7 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Big Lake, WA Aug 1, 2026
3:24 am PDT
1.7 22 km (14 mi) NE of Big Lake, WA Jul 31, 2026
11:31 pm PDT
2.2 22 km (13 mi) NE of Big Lake, WA · felt by 1 Jul 31, 2026
11:17 am PDT
2.1 30 km (18 mi) WSW of Big Lake, WA Jul 27, 2026
3:01 pm PDT
2.1 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Big Lake, WA · felt by 2 Jul 22, 2026
2:13 am PDT
1.9 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Big Lake, WA Jul 5, 2026
12:56 pm PDT
2.3 30 km (18 mi) WSW of Big Lake, WA Jul 4, 2026
8:39 am PDT
2.0 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Big Lake, WA · felt by 3 Jul 2, 2026
3:50 am PDT
2.3 30 km (19 mi) WSW of Big Lake, WA · felt by 67 Jul 1, 2026
11:48 pm PDT
3.8 30 km (19 mi) WSW of Big Lake, WA · felt by 2,030 Jul 1, 2026
11:35 pm PDT
1.5 30 km (18 mi) WSW of Big Lake, WA Jun 17, 2026
2:37 pm PDT
1.5 22 km (14 mi) SSE of Big Lake, WA Apr 23, 2026
10:49 pm PDT
1.6 22 km (14 mi) NNW of Big Lake, WA Mar 7, 2026
10:18 pm PST
1.6 5 km (3 mi) WSW of Big Lake, WA Feb 20, 2026
1:17 am PST
2.3 18 km (11 mi) W of Big Lake, WA Jan 3, 2026
7:52 pm PST
1.9 16 km (10 mi) WNW of Big Lake, WA Dec 31, 2025
8:18 pm PST
2.1 5 km (3 mi) WSW of Big Lake, WA · felt by 1 Dec 5, 2025
9:54 pm PST
2.0 27 km (17 mi) NW of Big Lake, WA Dec 5, 2025
11:38 am PST
2.2 17 km (11 mi) W of Big Lake, WA · felt by 1 Nov 30, 2025
11:11 pm PST
2.1 18 km (11 mi) W of Big Lake, WA Nov 30, 2025
10:36 pm PST
2.1 17 km (11 mi) W of Big Lake, WA Nov 30, 2025
7:22 pm PST
1.9 17 km (11 mi) W of Big Lake, WA Nov 30, 2025
5:53 pm PST
1.9 21 km (13 mi) WSW of Big Lake, WA Nov 26, 2025
7:57 pm PST
1.7 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Big Lake, WA Nov 16, 2025
3:45 pm PST
1.6 11 km (7 mi) WNW of Big Lake, WA Nov 2, 2025
5:12 pm PST
1.7 11 km (7 mi) W of Big Lake, WA Oct 12, 2025
4:17 pm PDT
1.6 19 km (12 mi) NNE of Big Lake, WA Oct 8, 2025
7:54 am PDT
1.8 5 km (3 mi) W of Big Lake, WA Sep 2, 2025
1:32 pm PDT
2.4 5 km (3 mi) WNW of Big Lake, WA · felt by 3 Aug 22, 2025
2:40 am PDT
2.2 5 km (3 mi) W of Big Lake, WA · felt by 2 Aug 21, 2025
2:13 am PDT
2.9 5 km (3 mi) WNW of Big Lake, WA · felt by 164 Aug 21, 2025
1:01 am PDT
1.5 22 km (14 mi) NE of Big Lake, WA Aug 20, 2025
8:27 pm PDT
1.6 18 km (11 mi) NNE of Big Lake, WA Jul 25, 2025
4:11 pm PDT
1.5 26 km (16 mi) W of Big Lake, WA · felt by 1 Jul 6, 2025
2:31 pm PDT
1.7 11 km (7 mi) W of Big Lake, WA Jun 19, 2025
4:13 pm PDT
1.9 11 km (7 mi) W of Big Lake, WA Jun 19, 2025
12:15 am PDT
2.8 12 km (7 mi) W of Big Lake, WA · felt by 15 Jun 18, 2025
11:19 pm PDT
1.7 11 km (7 mi) W of Big Lake, WA Jun 18, 2025
10:14 pm PDT
2.6 12 km (7 mi) W of Big Lake, WA · felt by 14 Jun 18, 2025
10:13 pm PDT
1.9 11 km (7 mi) W of Big Lake, WA Jun 18, 2025
2:52 pm PDT
1.7 19 km (12 mi) N of Big Lake, WA Jun 15, 2025
3:04 pm PDT
1.9 11 km (7 mi) W of Big Lake, WA Jun 4, 2025
4:19 am PDT
2.9 11 km (7 mi) W of Big Lake, WA · felt by 67 Jun 3, 2025
1:59 am PDT
2.0 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Big Lake, WA · felt by 1 May 24, 2025
3:56 pm PDT
1.7 11 km (7 mi) W of Big Lake, WA May 22, 2025
8:54 pm PDT
1.7 11 km (7 mi) W of Big Lake, WA · felt by 1 May 22, 2025
9:17 am PDT

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

On the map

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 3 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Big Lake:

5.0 4 km ENE of Machias, Washington · 48 km SSE of Big Lake 1954
5.0 6 km W of Conway, Washington · 16 km WSW of Big Lake 1957
5.0 4 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 50 km N of Big Lake 1990

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

Nearest mapped faults

Utsalady Point fault, 24 km from its surface trace
Southern Whidbey Island fault, 40 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Mount Vernon 7 km · Sedro-Woolley 11 km · Stanwood 20 km · Arlington 24 km · Anacortes 30 km · Oak Harbor 32 km · Ault Field 33 km · Camano 33 km

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Earthquakes in Washington, with the state's activity score

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