Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near Fairwood, WA
No earthquake was likely felt in Fairwood in the 24 hours to 1:01 am PDT (08:01 UTC). The last one was M 4.2, 43 km (27 mi) W, at 2:05 pm PDT on 29 September 2026, estimated intensity III (weak) in town; 9,329 felt reports to USGS.
M 3.0
Latest: 8:22 pm PST on 21 January 2026 · 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Fairwood, WA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Fairwood was M 3.0, 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Fairwood, WA, at 8:22 pm PST on 21 January 2026, 27 km deep. 289 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Fairwood was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 24 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Fairwood since; the newest is first in the list below.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Fairwood in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 1
- Last 30 days
- 5 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 2.4
- Last 12 months
- 34 · largest M 3.0 on 21 January 2026
- Since 2016
- 311 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.4 on 22 February 2025, 19 km (12 mi) S of Fairwood, WA
- Reported felt
- 98 of them have felt reports to USGS
- Nearest mapped fault
- Seattle fault, 7 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
If you felt one
- Was that an earthquake? — checks what was recorded near you in the last hour
- Report what you felt to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us, and they are what produces the intensity maps
- Expect aftershocks, and be ready to Drop, Cover, and Hold On if you feel one; if you are in a damaged building, go outside and move away from it (Ready.gov, FEMA; what to do during and after an earthquake)
- Near the coast, go inland or to higher ground as soon as strong shaking stops (Ready.gov); official warnings are on Tsunami.gov
- Earthquakes in Washington — with the state's activity score
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings or forecasts. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert and the MyShake app.
The last 30 days
The latest 50
- 1.8 24 km (15 mi) E of Fairwood, WA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) E of Fairwood, WA
- 2.4 25 km (16 mi) E of Fairwood, WA · felt by 10
- 2.0 7 km (5 mi) ENE of Fairwood, WA
- 2.1 27 km (17 mi) E of Fairwood, WA · felt by 2
- 2.1 30 km (19 mi) ENE of Fairwood, WA · felt by 3
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) ESE of Fairwood, WA
- 1.5 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Fairwood, WA
- 1.9 20 km (13 mi) S of Fairwood, WA
- 1.5 14 km (9 mi) NW of Fairwood, WA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) S of Fairwood, WA
- 1.9 22 km (14 mi) WNW of Fairwood, WA
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) N of Fairwood, WA
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) N of Fairwood, WA
- 1.9 18 km (11 mi) E of Fairwood, WA
- 1.6 22 km (13 mi) SSW of Fairwood, WA
- 2.0 in Fairwood, WA · felt by 1
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Fairwood, WA
- 1.7 16 km (10 mi) E of Fairwood, WA
- 1.7 18 km (11 mi) E of Fairwood, WA
- 2.2 18 km (11 mi) E of Fairwood, WA
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Fairwood, WA · felt by 2
- 1.6 20 km (13 mi) N of Fairwood, WA · felt by 1
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) SW of Fairwood, WA · felt by 1
- 3.0 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Fairwood, WA · felt by 289
- 1.7 22 km (14 mi) N of Fairwood, WA
- 1.5 21 km (13 mi) WSW of Fairwood, WA
- 1.9 12 km (7 mi) ENE of Fairwood, WA
- 2.4 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Fairwood, WA · felt by 7
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) E of Fairwood, WA
- 1.5 11 km (7 mi) NW of Fairwood, WA
- 1.7 12 km (7 mi) NW of Fairwood, WA
- 1.5 18 km (11 mi) N of Fairwood, WA
- 1.7 16 km (10 mi) NNW of Fairwood, WA
- 1.9 9 km (6 mi) SE of Fairwood, WA
- 1.5 20 km (12 mi) WSW of Fairwood, WA
- 2.1 21 km (13 mi) W of Fairwood, WA
- 2.8 28 km (17 mi) NE of Fairwood, WA · felt by 41
- 1.6 20 km (13 mi) N of Fairwood, WA
- 1.6 25 km (15 mi) E of Fairwood, WA
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Fairwood, WA
- 1.7 22 km (13 mi) WSW of Fairwood, WA
- 1.6 14 km (9 mi) WNW of Fairwood, WA
- 1.8 9 km (6 mi) ESE of Fairwood, WA
- 1.6 16 km (10 mi) W of Fairwood, WA
- 2.4 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Fairwood, WA · felt by 10
- 1.8 21 km (13 mi) SW of Fairwood, WA · felt by 1
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) N of Fairwood, WA
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) E of Fairwood, WA
- 2.0 13 km (8 mi) WNW of Fairwood, 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 Fairwood time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Fairwood are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is Fairwood; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in Fairwood
The strongest shaking in Fairwood from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity II (weak), from the M 3.1 on 6 March 2024, 19 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.
| Magnitude | When | Distance | Shaking in Fairwood (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 3.1 | 19 km | II · Weak · felt by 257 | |
| M 3.4 | 19 km | II · Weak · felt by 1,640 | |
| M 3.2 | 18 km | II · Weak · felt by 309 | |
| M 2.0 | 1 km | II · Weak · felt by 1 | |
| M 3.2 | 25 km | II · 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 Fairwood:
- 6.7 1 km ENE of Dash Point, Washington · 23 km SW of Fairwood
- 6.1 Puget Sound region, Washington · 45 km W of Fairwood
- 5.4 8 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 41 km NNE of Fairwood
- 5.2 9 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 42 km NE of Fairwood
- 5.0 3 km WSW of Des Moines, Washington · 17 km WSW of Fairwood
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Seattle fault, 7 km from its surface trace
- Tacoma fault, 16 km from its surface trace
- Rattlesnake Mountain fault, 20 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
East Hill-Meridian 4 km · East Renton Highlands 5 km · Renton 6 km · Bryn Mawr-Skyway 8 km · Tukwila 8 km · Kent 10 km · Newcastle 10 km · SeaTac 10 km
Be ready
Earthquakes cannot be predicted, here or anywhere, so the useful step is the one taken beforehand. The advice below is from the agencies responsible for it.
- Ready.gov: earthquakes (FEMA) — what to do before, during and after, including Drop, Cover, and Hold On
- Build a kit (FEMA) — water, food and supplies for several days; our summary
- USGS: preparedness — the hazard behind the advice, from the agency that records every quake on this page
- The Great ShakeOut — the yearly earthquake drill, with material for homes, schools and workplaces
- ShakeAlert covers Fairwood, WA: alerts reach phones through Wireless Emergency Alerts and the MyShake app, seconds before shaking arrives
- Tsunami.gov (NOAA) — the official tsunami warnings for the coast; a quake page here never stands in for one
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings or forecasts. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert and the MyShake app.