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Every recorded earthquake within 30 km

Earthquakes near Clyde Hill, WA

No earthquake was likely felt in Clyde Hill in the 24 hours to 3:58 am PST (11:58 UTC). The last one was M 4.2, 46 km (28 mi) SW, at 2:05 pm PDT on 29 September 2026, estimated intensity III (weak) in town; 9,329 felt reports to USGS.

M 3.0

Latest: 5:42 am PST on 24 February 2026 · 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Clyde Hill, WA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Clyde Hill was M 3.0, 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Clyde Hill, WA, at 5:42 am PST on 24 February 2026, 26 km deep. 476 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Clyde Hill was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 27 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Clyde Hill since; the newest is first in the list below.

In the last 24 hours, 2 earthquakes of M1.5 or more were recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Clyde Hill; the largest was M 2.2, 24 km (15 mi) SW of Clyde Hill, WA, at 6:54 pm PST.

Last 24 hours
2
Last 7 days
2
Last 30 days
3 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 3.9
Last 12 months
40 · largest M 3.0 on 24 February 2026
Since 2016
513 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
Largest since 2016
M 3.5 on 11 May 2017, 28 km (17 mi) W of Clyde Hill, WA
Reported felt
164 of them have felt reports to USGS
Nearest mapped fault
Seattle fault, 6 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

Oct 14 Oct 29 Nov 12
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–M2.1), from this place's own 10-year record. A mark above the band is a bigger day than usual.

The latest 50

  1. 2.2 24 km (15 mi) SW of Clyde Hill, WA · felt by 1
  2. 2.0 25 km (16 mi) E of Clyde Hill, WA
  3. 1.8 20 km (13 mi) NNW of Clyde Hill, WA
  4. 1.7 27 km (17 mi) N of Clyde Hill, WA
  5. 2.0 20 km (13 mi) SSE of Clyde Hill, WA
  6. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Clyde Hill, WA
  7. 1.5 26 km (16 mi) NE of Clyde Hill, WA
  8. 1.5 16 km (10 mi) E of Clyde Hill, WA
  9. 1.7 30 km (18 mi) W of Clyde Hill, WA
  10. 1.5 11 km (7 mi) SSW of Clyde Hill, WA
  11. 1.6 13 km (8 mi) NNW of Clyde Hill, WA
  12. 2.3 23 km (14 mi) NW of Clyde Hill, WA · felt by 2
  13. 1.9 19 km (12 mi) SW of Clyde Hill, WA
  14. 1.5 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Clyde Hill, WA
  15. 1.7 in Clyde Hill, WA
  16. 1.6 in Clyde Hill, WA
  17. 1.9 30 km (19 mi) SE of Clyde Hill, WA
  18. 1.5 23 km (14 mi) NNW of Clyde Hill, WA
  19. 1.6 28 km (17 mi) NE of Clyde Hill, WA
  20. 1.6 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Clyde Hill, WA
  21. 2.0 22 km (14 mi) SSE of Clyde Hill, WA · felt by 1
  22. 1.7 28 km (17 mi) SE of Clyde Hill, WA
  23. 1.7 30 km (18 mi) SE of Clyde Hill, WA
  24. 2.2 29 km (18 mi) SE of Clyde Hill, WA
  25. 1.8 15 km (9 mi) NW of Clyde Hill, WA
  26. 1.9 28 km (17 mi) WSW of Clyde Hill, WA · felt by 2
  27. 2.0 28 km (18 mi) NE of Clyde Hill, WA
  28. 3.0 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Clyde Hill, WA · felt by 476
  29. 1.9 29 km (18 mi) W of Clyde Hill, WA
  30. 1.6 28 km (17 mi) E of Clyde Hill, WA
  31. 1.6 in Clyde Hill, WA · felt by 1
  32. 1.6 27 km (17 mi) W of Clyde Hill, WA
  33. 2.6 27 km (17 mi) W of Clyde Hill, WA · felt by 6
  34. 3.0 18 km (11 mi) E of Clyde Hill, WA · felt by 289
  35. 1.7 3 km (2 mi) NE of Clyde Hill, WA
  36. 1.8 25 km (16 mi) W of Clyde Hill, WA · felt by 3
  37. 1.9 24 km (15 mi) SE of Clyde Hill, WA
  38. 1.7 15 km (9 mi) NNW of Clyde Hill, WA
  39. 1.5 13 km (8 mi) SSW of Clyde Hill, WA
  40. 1.7 12 km (8 mi) SSW of Clyde Hill, WA
  41. 1.5 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Clyde Hill, WA
  42. 1.5 4 km (3 mi) ESE of Clyde Hill, WA
  43. 1.7 5 km (3 mi) S of Clyde Hill, WA
  44. 1.7 27 km (17 mi) NE of Clyde Hill, WA
  45. 1.6 28 km (17 mi) W of Clyde Hill, WA · felt by 1
  46. 1.9 18 km (11 mi) NW of Clyde Hill, WA · felt by 3
  47. 1.9 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Clyde Hill, WA · felt by 2
  48. 1.9 28 km (18 mi) SSE of Clyde Hill, WA
  49. 2.1 23 km (14 mi) SW of Clyde Hill, WA
  50. 1.8 28 km (17 mi) W of Clyde Hill, WA · felt by 1

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

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On the map

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

Estimated shaking in Clyde Hill

The strongest shaking in Clyde Hill 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 Clyde Hill (est.)
M 3.5 28 kmII · Weak · felt by 960
M 3.4 28 kmII · Weak · felt by 751
M 3.5 29 kmII · Weak · felt by 2,925
M 3.1 28 kmII · Weak · felt by 257
M 3.3 29 kmII · Weak · felt by 230

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 6 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Clyde Hill; the five largest:

  1. 6.7 1 km ENE of Dash Point, Washington · 37 km SSW of Clyde Hill
  2. 6.1 Puget Sound region, Washington · 48 km WSW of Clyde Hill
  3. 5.4 8 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 29 km ENE of Clyde Hill
  4. 5.2 9 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 32 km ENE of Clyde Hill
  5. 5.0 4 km ENE of Machias, Washington · 44 km NNE of Clyde Hill

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

Bellevue 3 km · Kirkland 6 km · Mercer Island 7 km · Redmond 9 km · Seattle 9 km · Sammamish 10 km · West Lake Sammamish 11 km · City of Sammamish 14 km

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