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Every recorded earthquake within 30 km

Earthquakes near East Hill-Meridian, WA

No earthquake was likely felt in East Hill-Meridian in the 24 hours to 1:03 am PDT (08:03 UTC). The last one was M 4.2, 41 km (26 mi) W, at 2:05 pm PDT on 29 September 2026, estimated intensity III (weak) in town; 9,329 felt reports to USGS.

M 3.2

Latest: 11:10 pm PDT on 17 March 2025 · 23 km (14 mi) W of East Hill-Meridian, WA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near East Hill-Meridian was M 3.2, 23 km (14 mi) W of East Hill-Meridian, WA, at 11:10 pm PDT on 17 March 2025, 23 km deep. 1,291 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in East Hill-Meridian was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 46 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near East Hill-Meridian since; the newest is first in the list below.

No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of East Hill-Meridian in the last 24 hours.

Last 24 hours
0
Last 7 days
1
Last 30 days
4 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 2.1
Last 12 months
30 · largest M 2.4 on 22 September 2026
Since 2016
281 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
Largest since 2016
M 3.4 on 22 February 2025, 15 km (9 mi) S of East Hill-Meridian, WA
Reported felt
87 of them have felt reports to USGS
Nearest mapped fault
Seattle fault, 11 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. 1.8 25 km (15 mi) E of East Hill-Meridian, WA
  2. 2.4 26 km (16 mi) E of East Hill-Meridian, WA · felt by 10
  3. 2.0 11 km (7 mi) NE of East Hill-Meridian, WA
  4. 2.1 28 km (17 mi) E of East Hill-Meridian, WA · felt by 2
  5. 1.6 10 km (6 mi) E of East Hill-Meridian, WA
  6. 1.5 29 km (18 mi) NNE of East Hill-Meridian, WA
  7. 1.9 16 km (10 mi) S of East Hill-Meridian, WA
  8. 1.5 17 km (11 mi) NNW of East Hill-Meridian, WA
  9. 1.6 19 km (12 mi) SSE of East Hill-Meridian, WA
  10. 1.9 23 km (14 mi) NW of East Hill-Meridian, WA
  11. 1.7 26 km (16 mi) SW of East Hill-Meridian, WA
  12. 1.7 25 km (16 mi) N of East Hill-Meridian, WA
  13. 1.6 25 km (16 mi) N of East Hill-Meridian, WA
  14. 1.9 20 km (13 mi) ENE of East Hill-Meridian, WA
  15. 1.6 17 km (11 mi) SSW of East Hill-Meridian, WA
  16. 2.0 4 km (2 mi) NNE of East Hill-Meridian, WA · felt by 1
  17. 1.7 23 km (14 mi) WSW of East Hill-Meridian, WA
  18. 1.7 18 km (11 mi) ENE of East Hill-Meridian, WA
  19. 1.7 20 km (12 mi) ENE of East Hill-Meridian, WA
  20. 2.2 20 km (12 mi) ENE of East Hill-Meridian, WA
  21. 1.6 25 km (15 mi) N of East Hill-Meridian, WA · felt by 1
  22. 1.5 23 km (14 mi) WSW of East Hill-Meridian, WA · felt by 1
  23. 1.7 26 km (16 mi) N of East Hill-Meridian, WA
  24. 1.5 18 km (11 mi) WSW of East Hill-Meridian, WA
  25. 1.9 15 km (9 mi) ENE of East Hill-Meridian, WA
  26. 2.4 27 km (17 mi) E of East Hill-Meridian, WA · felt by 7
  27. 1.5 14 km (9 mi) NNW of East Hill-Meridian, WA
  28. 1.7 15 km (9 mi) NNW of East Hill-Meridian, WA
  29. 1.5 22 km (14 mi) N of East Hill-Meridian, WA
  30. 1.7 20 km (12 mi) N of East Hill-Meridian, WA
  31. 1.9 9 km (6 mi) E of East Hill-Meridian, WA
  32. 1.5 17 km (10 mi) WSW of East Hill-Meridian, WA
  33. 2.1 21 km (13 mi) WNW of East Hill-Meridian, WA
  34. 1.6 25 km (15 mi) N of East Hill-Meridian, WA
  35. 1.6 26 km (16 mi) E of East Hill-Meridian, WA
  36. 1.7 28 km (17 mi) NW of East Hill-Meridian, WA
  37. 2.1 29 km (18 mi) SE of East Hill-Meridian, WA
  38. 1.7 19 km (12 mi) WSW of East Hill-Meridian, WA
  39. 1.6 15 km (10 mi) NW of East Hill-Meridian, WA
  40. 1.8 9 km (6 mi) E of East Hill-Meridian, WA
  41. 1.6 16 km (10 mi) WNW of East Hill-Meridian, WA
  42. 2.4 27 km (17 mi) NNE of East Hill-Meridian, WA · felt by 10
  43. 1.8 17 km (10 mi) SW of East Hill-Meridian, WA · felt by 1
  44. 1.7 27 km (17 mi) E of East Hill-Meridian, WA
  45. 2.0 15 km (9 mi) NW of East Hill-Meridian, WA
  46. 2.2 22 km (14 mi) ENE of East Hill-Meridian, WA · felt by 5
  47. 3.2 23 km (14 mi) W of East Hill-Meridian, WA · felt by 1,291
  48. 2.3 10 km (6 mi) SW of East Hill-Meridian, WA · felt by 6
  49. 3.4 15 km (9 mi) S of East Hill-Meridian, WA · felt by 1,640
  50. 1.6 15 km (10 mi) WNW of East Hill-Meridian, 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 East Hill-Meridian time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after East Hill-Meridian are listed even when they are further out.

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On the map

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

Estimated shaking in East Hill-Meridian

The strongest shaking in East Hill-Meridian from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity II (weak), from the M 3.4 on 22 February 2025, 15 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 East Hill-Meridian (est.)
M 3.4 15 kmII · Weak · felt by 1,640
M 3.2 16 kmII · Weak · felt by 309
M 3.1 22 kmII · Weak · felt by 257
M 2.0 4 kmII · Weak · felt by 1
M 3.2 23 kmII · Weak · felt by 1,291

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 East Hill-Meridian:

  1. 6.7 1 km ENE of Dash Point, Washington · 20 km WSW of East Hill-Meridian
  2. 6.1 Puget Sound region, Washington · 44 km W of East Hill-Meridian
  3. 5.4 8 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 45 km NNE of East Hill-Meridian
  4. 5.2 9 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 46 km NE of East Hill-Meridian
  5. 5.0 3 km WSW of Des Moines, Washington · 15 km W of East Hill-Meridian

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

Fairwood 4 km · Kent 6 km · Covington 7 km · Renton 9 km · Lea Hill 9 km · East Renton Highlands 9 km · Tukwila 10 km · Maple Valley 10 km

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