Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Geneva, WA
M 2.6
Latest: 1:01 pm PDT on 29 May 2026 · 16 km (10 mi) NNW of Geneva, WA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Geneva was M 2.6, 16 km (10 mi) NNW of Geneva, WA, at 1:01 pm PDT on 29 May 2026. 3 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 125 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 11
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.2 on 6 September 2016, 8 km (5 mi) E of Geneva, WA
- Reported felt
- 29 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) SW of Geneva, WA
- 1.8 20 km (13 mi) E of Geneva, WA
- 2.1 26 km (16 mi) SW of Geneva, WA · felt by 1
- 2.6 16 km (10 mi) NNW of Geneva, WA
- 2.0 26 km (16 mi) SW of Geneva, WA · felt by 1
- 2.7 26 km (16 mi) SW of Geneva, WA · felt by 26
- 1.6 18 km (11 mi) SSE of Geneva, WA
- 1.9 30 km (18 mi) S of Geneva, WA
- 2.0 20 km (12 mi) SSW of Geneva, WA
- 1.6 25 km (16 mi) SE of Geneva, WA
- 2.1 27 km (16 mi) NNW of Geneva, WA · felt by 10
- 1.6 25 km (16 mi) SE of Geneva, WA
- 1.5 20 km (13 mi) WNW of Geneva, WA
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) NW of Geneva, WA
- 1.7 25 km (15 mi) SE of Geneva, WA
- 2.0 19 km (12 mi) SSE of Geneva, WA · felt by 1
- 1.6 30 km (19 mi) ESE of Geneva, WA
- 1.8 30 km (18 mi) NE of Geneva, WA
- 2.6 30 km (19 mi) ESE of Geneva, WA · felt by 3
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) W of Geneva, WA
- 1.8 24 km (15 mi) W of Geneva, WA
- 1.9 18 km (11 mi) ESE of Geneva, WA
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Geneva, WA
- 1.8 30 km (19 mi) ESE of Geneva, WA
- 2.0 15 km (9 mi) NE of Geneva, WA · felt by 1
- 1.5 15 km (9 mi) W of Geneva, WA
- 1.9 11 km (7 mi) WNW of Geneva, WA · felt by 1
- 2.2 11 km (7 mi) WNW of Geneva, WA · felt by 1
- 1.6 23 km (15 mi) SSW of Geneva, WA · felt by 1
- 1.6 17 km (11 mi) WNW of Geneva, WA
- 1.8 18 km (11 mi) WNW of Geneva, WA
- 1.6 6 km (4 mi) NNW of Geneva, WA
- 1.7 12 km (8 mi) NNW of Geneva, WA
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) N of Geneva, WA
- 1.7 18 km (11 mi) NE of Geneva, WA
- 2.5 28 km (17 mi) W of Geneva, WA · felt by 2
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) SE of Geneva, WA
- 1.8 14 km (8 mi) ENE of Geneva, WA
- 1.9 18 km (11 mi) ESE of Geneva, WA
- 1.7 17 km (11 mi) NE of Geneva, WA
- 2.1 19 km (12 mi) ENE of Geneva, WA · felt by 7
- 2.2 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Geneva, WA
- 2.3 23 km (14 mi) SSE of Geneva, WA
- 1.7 23 km (15 mi) SSE of Geneva, WA
- 2.6 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Geneva, WA · felt by 4
- 2.0 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Geneva, WA
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) NNW of Geneva, WA
- 1.5 23 km (15 mi) SW of Geneva, WA
- 1.7 17 km (10 mi) ESE of Geneva, WA
- 1.9 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Geneva, 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 Geneva time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Geneva are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Geneva; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 4 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Geneva:
- 6.0 San Juan Islands, Washington · 30 km W of Geneva
- 5.5 21 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 44 km W of Geneva
- 5.0 6 km W of Conway, Washington · 46 km S of Geneva
- 5.0 4 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 21 km ENE of Geneva
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Birch Bay fault, 14 km from its surface trace
- Sandy Point fault, 19 km from its surface trace
- Boulder Creek-Canyon Creek fault, 26 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Sudden Valley 5 km · Bellingham 7 km · Marietta 14 km · Ferndale 18 km · Sedro-Woolley 30 km · Anacortes 30 km · Mount Vernon 36 km · Big Lake 40 km
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