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Every recorded earthquake within 30 km

Earthquakes near Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA

No earthquake was likely felt in Bryn Mawr-Skyway in the 24 hours to 1:03 am PDT (08:03 UTC). The last one was M 4.2, 38 km (23 mi) WSW, at 2:05 pm PDT on 29 September 2026, estimated intensity III (weak) in town; 9,329 felt reports to USGS.

M 2.6

Latest: 3:58 pm PST on 25 January 2026 · 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Bryn Mawr-Skyway was M 2.6, 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA, at 3:58 pm PST on 25 January 2026, 24 km deep. 6 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Bryn Mawr-Skyway was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 23 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Bryn Mawr-Skyway since; the newest is first in the list below.

No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Bryn Mawr-Skyway in the last 24 hours.

Last 24 hours
0
Last 7 days
0
Last 30 days
1 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 3.1
Last 12 months
34 · largest M 3.0 on 21 January 2026
Since 2016
404 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
Largest since 2016
M 3.5 on 11 May 2017, 28 km (17 mi) WNW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA
Reported felt
125 of them have felt reports to USGS
Nearest mapped fault
Seattle fault, 4 km from its surface trace

USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page · counts are earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km (19 mi) of the town centre; shaking is estimated for the town centre with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses

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The last 30 days

Sep 14 Sep 29 Oct 13
Each mark is a day's largest quake within range; its size is the magnitude. The shaded band is the magnitude a day's largest quake normally falls in here (M1.6–M2.0), from this place's own 10-year record. A mark above the band is a bigger day than usual.

The latest 50

  1. 2.0 13 km (8 mi) E of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA
  2. 1.6 18 km (11 mi) SE of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA
  3. 1.5 24 km (15 mi) NE of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA
  4. 1.9 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA
  5. 1.5 7 km (4 mi) NNW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA
  6. 1.6 27 km (17 mi) N of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA
  7. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA
  8. 1.9 14 km (9 mi) WNW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA
  9. 1.7 16 km (10 mi) N of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA
  10. 1.6 16 km (10 mi) N of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA
  11. 1.9 25 km (15 mi) E of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA
  12. 1.6 25 km (15 mi) S of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA
  13. 2.0 9 km (6 mi) SE of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA · felt by 1
  14. 1.7 24 km (15 mi) SW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA
  15. 1.7 22 km (14 mi) E of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA
  16. 1.7 24 km (15 mi) E of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA
  17. 2.2 24 km (15 mi) E of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA
  18. 1.8 28 km (18 mi) NNW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA
  19. 1.9 25 km (16 mi) WNW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA · felt by 2
  20. 1.9 28 km (18 mi) WNW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA
  21. 1.6 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA · felt by 1
  22. 1.5 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA · felt by 1
  23. 1.6 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA
  24. 2.6 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA · felt by 6
  25. 3.0 26 km (16 mi) NE of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA · felt by 289
  26. 1.7 18 km (11 mi) NNE of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA
  27. 1.8 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA · felt by 3
  28. 1.5 20 km (12 mi) SW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA
  29. 1.9 18 km (11 mi) E of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA
  30. 1.7 29 km (18 mi) NNW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA
  31. 1.5 4 km (2 mi) NNW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA
  32. 1.7 4 km (2 mi) NNW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA
  33. 1.5 14 km (9 mi) NNE of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA
  34. 1.7 10 km (7 mi) NNE of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA
  35. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA · felt by 1
  36. 1.9 17 km (11 mi) SE of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA
  37. 1.5 18 km (11 mi) SW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA
  38. 2.1 14 km (9 mi) W of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA
  39. 1.6 17 km (11 mi) NNE of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA
  40. 1.7 18 km (11 mi) WNW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA
  41. 1.7 20 km (13 mi) SW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA
  42. 1.6 6 km (4 mi) WNW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA
  43. 1.8 17 km (11 mi) SE of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA
  44. 1.7 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA
  45. 1.6 10 km (6 mi) WSW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA
  46. 2.4 22 km (13 mi) NE of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA · felt by 10
  47. 1.8 22 km (13 mi) SSW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA · felt by 1
  48. 1.7 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA
  49. 2.0 5 km (3 mi) WNW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA
  50. 2.2 27 km (17 mi) E of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA · felt by 5

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 Bryn Mawr-Skyway time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Bryn Mawr-Skyway are listed even when they are further out.

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On the map

The white circle is Bryn Mawr-Skyway; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Estimated shaking in Bryn Mawr-Skyway

The strongest shaking in Bryn Mawr-Skyway from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity II (weak), from the M 3.5 on 11 May 2017, 28 km away. Intensity II and III are felt by some people at rest indoors; IV by most people indoors; V and above wakes sleepers and moves objects.

MagnitudeWhenDistanceShaking in Bryn Mawr-Skyway (est.)
M 3.5 28 kmII · Weak · felt by 960
M 3.4 25 kmII · Weak · felt by 1,640
M 3.4 27 kmII · Weak · felt by 751
M 3.2 21 kmII · Weak · felt by 1,291
M 3.1 25 kmII · Weak · felt by 257

An estimate for the town centre from magnitude, depth and distance, with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses (Atkinson & Wald, 2007), on the Modified Mercalli scale. All 5 reach intensity II or more in town, where people at rest start to notice. Ground conditions change it street by street. It describes the past, not a hazard.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 5 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Bryn Mawr-Skyway:

  1. 6.7 1 km ENE of Dash Point, Washington · 23 km SW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway
  2. 6.1 Puget Sound region, Washington · 40 km WSW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway
  3. 5.4 8 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 40 km NE of Bryn Mawr-Skyway
  4. 5.2 9 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 42 km NE of Bryn Mawr-Skyway
  5. 5.0 3 km WSW of Des Moines, Washington · 15 km SW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. 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

Renton 2 km · Tukwila 3 km · SeaTac 6 km · Fairwood 8 km · Newcastle 8 km · Columbia City 8 km · Burien 8 km · Mercer Island 9 km

Be ready

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