Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Blaine, WA
M 2.6
Latest: 1:01 pm PDT on 29 May 2026 · 23 km (14 mi) SE of Blaine, WA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Blaine was M 2.6, 23 km (14 mi) SE of Blaine, WA, at 1:01 pm PDT on 29 May 2026. 1 smaller earthquake has been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 67 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 4
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.1 on 29 June 2017, 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Blaine, WA
- Reported felt
- 13 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 2.2 10 km (6 mi) WSW of Blaine, WA
- 2.6 23 km (14 mi) SE of Blaine, WA
- 1.8 14 km (8 mi) WNW of Blaine, WA
- 2.1 17 km (11 mi) E of Blaine, WA · felt by 10
- 1.8 17 km (10 mi) SSW of Blaine, WA
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Blaine, WA
- 1.5 20 km (13 mi) SSE of Blaine, WA
- 1.8 13 km (8 mi) SSE of Blaine, WA
- 2.3 24 km (15 mi) E of Blaine, WA · felt by 1
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) W of Blaine, WA
- 2.1 27 km (17 mi) W of Blaine, WA · felt by 1
- 1.7 27 km (16 mi) W of Blaine, WA
- 1.8 28 km (17 mi) W of Blaine, WA
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) W of Blaine, WA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) W of Blaine, WA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) S of Blaine, WA
- 1.8 24 km (15 mi) S of Blaine, WA
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Blaine, WA
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Blaine, WA · felt by 1
- 2.2 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Blaine, WA · felt by 1
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) SSE of Blaine, WA
- 1.8 21 km (13 mi) SSE of Blaine, WA
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) SE of Blaine, WA
- 1.5 24 km (15 mi) E of Blaine, WA
- 2.5 23 km (15 mi) S of Blaine, WA · felt by 2
- 2.1 17 km (11 mi) E of Blaine, WA
- 1.7 16 km (10 mi) ENE of Blaine, WA
- 2.1 16 km (10 mi) S of Blaine, WA · felt by 1
- 2.2 27 km (17 mi) SE of Blaine, WA
- 1.9 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Blaine, WA · felt by 1
- 1.5 17 km (10 mi) E of Blaine, WA
- 2.7 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Blaine, WA · felt by 1
- 1.9 14 km (9 mi) S of Blaine, WA
- 1.5 13 km (8 mi) ESE of Blaine, WA
- 2.6 26 km (16 mi) SE of Blaine, WA · felt by 38
- 1.6 28 km (18 mi) NNE of Blaine, WA
- 2.1 28 km (18 mi) N of Blaine, WA
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Blaine, WA
- 2.1 28 km (18 mi) ESE of Blaine, WA · felt by 6
- 1.7 5 km (3 mi) WSW of Blaine, WA
- 1.7 5 km (3 mi) SW of Blaine, WA
- 1.9 5 km (3 mi) SW of Blaine, WA
- 1.5 6 km (4 mi) S of Blaine, WA
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) NE of Blaine, WA
- 2.2 21 km (13 mi) SE of Blaine, WA
- 1.6 15 km (9 mi) WSW of Blaine, WA
- 2.2 29 km (18 mi) E of Blaine, WA
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Blaine, WA
- 1.8 9 km (5 mi) ESE of Blaine, WA · felt by 1
- 1.8 25 km (15 mi) WSW of Blaine, 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 Blaine time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Blaine are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Blaine; 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 Blaine:
- 6.0 San Juan Islands, Washington · 33 km S of Blaine
- 5.5 21 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 28 km SW of Blaine
- 5.1 10 km ESE of Salt Spring Island, Canada · 49 km WSW of Blaine
- 5.0 4 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 46 km ESE of Blaine
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Birch Bay fault, 9 km from its surface trace
- Sandy Point fault, 18 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Ferndale 20 km · Point Roberts 24 km · Marietta 26 km · Bellingham 32 km
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