Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Black Diamond, WA
M 2.5
Latest: 4:59 pm PDT on 24 October 2025 · 18 km (11 mi) S of Black Diamond, WA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Black Diamond was M 2.5, 18 km (11 mi) S of Black Diamond, WA, at 4:59 pm PDT on 24 October 2025. 3 people reported feeling it to USGS. 23 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 276 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 25
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.4 on 22 February 2025, 11 km (7 mi) WSW of Black Diamond, WA
- Reported felt
- 81 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) NE of Black Diamond, WA
- 2.4 18 km (11 mi) NE of Black Diamond, WA · felt by 10
- 2.0 19 km (12 mi) NNW of Black Diamond, WA
- 2.1 19 km (12 mi) NE of Black Diamond, WA · felt by 2
- 1.6 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Black Diamond, WA
- 1.9 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Black Diamond, WA
- 1.7 19 km (12 mi) SSE of Black Diamond, WA
- 1.6 18 km (11 mi) S of Black Diamond, WA
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) SE of Black Diamond, WA
- 1.6 11 km (7 mi) SW of Black Diamond, WA
- 1.5 18 km (11 mi) SE of Black Diamond, WA
- 1.9 18 km (11 mi) NNE of Black Diamond, WA
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) W of Black Diamond, WA
- 2.0 18 km (11 mi) NW of Black Diamond, WA · felt by 1
- 1.7 18 km (11 mi) NNE of Black Diamond, WA
- 1.7 18 km (11 mi) NNE of Black Diamond, WA
- 2.2 18 km (11 mi) NNE of Black Diamond, WA
- 1.6 19 km (12 mi) SSE of Black Diamond, WA
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) W of Black Diamond, WA
- 1.9 18 km (11 mi) N of Black Diamond, WA
- 2.4 18 km (11 mi) NE of Black Diamond, WA · felt by 7
- 1.7 23 km (14 mi) NE of Black Diamond, WA
- 2.2 18 km (11 mi) S of Black Diamond, WA
- 2.5 18 km (11 mi) S of Black Diamond, WA · felt by 3
- 1.8 17 km (11 mi) S of Black Diamond, WA
- 2.2 14 km (9 mi) SSE of Black Diamond, WA
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) S of Black Diamond, WA
- 1.9 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Black Diamond, WA
- 1.6 16 km (10 mi) SSE of Black Diamond, WA · felt by 1
- 1.5 30 km (18 mi) WNW of Black Diamond, WA
- 1.6 20 km (12 mi) S of Black Diamond, WA
- 1.6 19 km (12 mi) NE of Black Diamond, WA
- 2.1 13 km (8 mi) SSE of Black Diamond, WA
- 1.8 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Black Diamond, WA
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) S of Black Diamond, WA · felt by 1
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) SE of Black Diamond, WA
- 1.8 17 km (11 mi) S of Black Diamond, WA
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) W of Black Diamond, WA · felt by 1
- 1.8 17 km (10 mi) S of Black Diamond, WA
- 1.7 20 km (12 mi) NE of Black Diamond, WA
- 2.2 18 km (11 mi) NNE of Black Diamond, WA · felt by 5
- 2.3 20 km (12 mi) WNW of Black Diamond, WA · felt by 6
- 3.4 11 km (7 mi) WSW of Black Diamond, WA · felt by 1,640
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) SE of Black Diamond, WA · felt by 22
- 1.7 15 km (10 mi) S of Black Diamond, WA
- 1.8 20 km (12 mi) SE of Black Diamond, WA · felt by 7
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) N of Black Diamond, WA
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) N of Black Diamond, WA
- 2.1 21 km (13 mi) N of Black Diamond, WA · felt by 1
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) N of Black Diamond, 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 Black Diamond time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Black Diamond are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Black Diamond; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 2 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Black Diamond:
- 6.7 1 km ENE of Dash Point, Washington · 31 km W of Black Diamond
- 5.0 3 km WSW of Des Moines, Washington · 29 km WNW of Black Diamond
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Tacoma fault, 13 km from its surface trace
- Rattlesnake Mountain fault, 17 km from its surface trace
- Seattle fault, 18 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Ravensdale 5 km · Lake Morton-Berrydale 8 km · Maple Valley 10 km · Enumclaw 12 km · Lea Hill 14 km · Buckley 16 km · Mirrormont 17 km · Lakeland South 21 km
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- Earthquakes in Washington, with the state's activity score
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