Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Cathcart, WA
M 3.0
Latest: 5:42 am PST on 24 February 2026 · 5 km (3 mi) ESE of Cathcart, WA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Cathcart was M 3.0, 5 km (3 mi) ESE of Cathcart, WA, at 5:42 am PST on 24 February 2026. 476 people reported feeling it to USGS. 25 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 386 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 40
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.6 on 12 July 2019, 7 km (4 mi) ENE of Cathcart, WA
- Reported felt
- 146 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Cathcart, WA
- 1.7 13 km (8 mi) WNW of Cathcart, WA
- 1.5 9 km (6 mi) ESE of Cathcart, WA
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Cathcart, WA
- 1.5 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Cathcart, WA
- 1.5 30 km (18 mi) NNE of Cathcart, WA
- 1.6 30 km (19 mi) NNE of Cathcart, WA
- 1.6 19 km (12 mi) SW of Cathcart, WA
- 2.3 28 km (17 mi) WSW of Cathcart, WA · felt by 2
- 1.7 30 km (18 mi) NNE of Cathcart, WA
- 1.5 4 km (3 mi) ESE of Cathcart, WA
- 2.0 9 km (6 mi) NE of Cathcart, WA
- 1.7 25 km (15 mi) SSW of Cathcart, WA
- 1.6 25 km (15 mi) SSW of Cathcart, WA
- 1.6 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Cathcart, WA
- 1.5 20 km (12 mi) WSW of Cathcart, WA
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) ESE of Cathcart, WA
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) SE of Cathcart, WA
- 1.8 19 km (12 mi) ENE of Cathcart, WA
- 1.5 30 km (18 mi) NNE of Cathcart, WA
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Cathcart, WA · felt by 1
- 1.8 22 km (13 mi) WSW of Cathcart, WA
- 2.0 10 km (6 mi) ESE of Cathcart, WA
- 2.0 25 km (15 mi) WNW of Cathcart, WA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Cathcart, WA
- 3.0 5 km (3 mi) ESE of Cathcart, WA · felt by 476
- 1.7 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Cathcart, WA
- 2.0 23 km (15 mi) WNW of Cathcart, WA
- 1.6 30 km (18 mi) SE of Cathcart, WA
- 1.6 25 km (16 mi) SSW of Cathcart, WA · felt by 1
- 3.0 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Cathcart, WA · felt by 289
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Cathcart, WA · felt by 1
- 2.4 25 km (15 mi) ENE of Cathcart, WA · felt by 20
- 1.7 23 km (14 mi) SSW of Cathcart, WA
- 1.7 20 km (13 mi) WSW of Cathcart, WA
- 1.5 7 km (5 mi) N of Cathcart, WA · felt by 1
- 1.5 19 km (11 mi) WSW of Cathcart, WA
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) S of Cathcart, WA
- 1.7 30 km (18 mi) NNE of Cathcart, WA
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Cathcart, WA · felt by 1
- 1.7 10 km (6 mi) ESE of Cathcart, WA
- 1.9 25 km (16 mi) WSW of Cathcart, WA · felt by 3
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Cathcart, WA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) S of Cathcart, WA
- 1.9 10 km (6 mi) SSE of Cathcart, WA
- 2.2 24 km (15 mi) SE of Cathcart, WA · felt by 3
- 1.5 30 km (18 mi) NNE of Cathcart, WA · felt by 1
- 1.5 18 km (11 mi) ENE of Cathcart, WA
- 1.9 17 km (10 mi) ESE of Cathcart, WA
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Cathcart, 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 Cathcart time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Cathcart are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Cathcart; 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 Cathcart:
- 5.4 8 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19 km ESE of Cathcart
- 5.2 9 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 23 km ESE of Cathcart
- 5.0 4 km ENE of Machias, Washington · 18 km NNE of Cathcart
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Southern Whidbey Island fault, 1 km from its surface trace
- Rattlesnake Mountain fault, 18 km from its surface trace
- Cherry Creek fault, 19 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Monroe 10 km
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