Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Gig Harbor, WA

M 4.2

Latest: 2:05 pm PDT on 29 September 2026 · 13 km (8 mi) NW of Gig Harbor, WA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Gig Harbor was M 4.2, 13 km (8 mi) NW of Gig Harbor, WA, at 2:05 pm PDT on 29 September 2026. 9,329 people reported feeling it to USGS. 2 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 377 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 28
Largest since 2016: M 4.2 on 29 September 2026, 13 km (8 mi) NW of Gig Harbor, WA
Reported felt: 118 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 29 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 24 minutes ago · this page 02:49 UTC

The latest 50

1.6 13 km (8 mi) NW of Gig Harbor, WA Sep 30, 2026
7:30 am PDT
1.9 13 km (8 mi) NW of Gig Harbor, WA · felt by 3 Sep 29, 2026
8:16 pm PDT
4.2 13 km (8 mi) NW of Gig Harbor, WA · felt by 9,329 Sep 29, 2026
2:05 pm PDT
2.2 8 km (5 mi) WNW of Gig Harbor, WA · felt by 1 Jul 25, 2026
3:04 am PDT
1.5 22 km (13 mi) NW of Gig Harbor, WA Jul 9, 2026
10:16 pm PDT
1.9 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Gig Harbor, WA Jun 23, 2026
7:08 am PDT
1.7 15 km (9 mi) SE of Gig Harbor, WA Jun 20, 2026
6:26 pm PDT
1.6 19 km (12 mi) W of Gig Harbor, WA Jun 4, 2026
3:09 pm PDT
2.8 10 km (6 mi) WNW of Gig Harbor, WA · felt by 63 May 27, 2026
3:48 pm PDT
1.6 23 km (15 mi) ESE of Gig Harbor, WA Apr 22, 2026
4:36 pm PDT
1.7 9 km (5 mi) ENE of Gig Harbor, WA Apr 11, 2026
8:12 pm PDT
2.4 22 km (14 mi) NW of Gig Harbor, WA · felt by 1 Mar 25, 2026
2:52 am PDT
1.9 24 km (15 mi) N of Gig Harbor, WA · felt by 2 Mar 22, 2026
5:12 am PDT
2.9 17 km (11 mi) WSW of Gig Harbor, WA · felt by 38 Mar 11, 2026
3:49 am PDT
2.0 29 km (18 mi) NW of Gig Harbor, WA Mar 2, 2026
9:58 pm PST
1.9 28 km (18 mi) N of Gig Harbor, WA Feb 22, 2026
5:05 pm PST
1.5 12 km (7 mi) ESE of Gig Harbor, WA · felt by 1 Jan 29, 2026
12:58 pm PST
2.1 19 km (12 mi) NNW of Gig Harbor, WA Jan 28, 2026
2:06 pm PST
1.6 29 km (18 mi) N of Gig Harbor, WA Jan 25, 2026
4:00 pm PST
2.6 29 km (18 mi) N of Gig Harbor, WA · felt by 6 Jan 25, 2026
3:58 pm PST
2.3 22 km (14 mi) NW of Gig Harbor, WA Jan 14, 2026
1:54 am PST
2.4 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Gig Harbor, WA Jan 14, 2026
1:54 am PST
1.8 18 km (11 mi) NNW of Gig Harbor, WA Jan 8, 2026
12:29 pm PST
1.6 24 km (15 mi) WSW of Gig Harbor, WA Jan 1, 2026
12:55 pm PST
2.8 26 km (16 mi) NNW of Gig Harbor, WA · felt by 17 Dec 24, 2025
11:58 pm PST
1.8 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Gig Harbor, WA Dec 22, 2025
1:21 pm PST
1.5 15 km (9 mi) E of Gig Harbor, WA Dec 8, 2025
3:24 am PST
2.0 26 km (16 mi) NNW of Gig Harbor, WA Oct 28, 2025
5:54 am PDT
1.6 25 km (15 mi) WNW of Gig Harbor, WA Sep 6, 2025
9:39 am PDT
1.6 24 km (15 mi) WSW of Gig Harbor, WA Aug 31, 2025
6:06 am PDT
1.5 15 km (9 mi) ENE of Gig Harbor, WA Aug 15, 2025
7:40 pm PDT
2.1 20 km (13 mi) NE of Gig Harbor, WA Aug 15, 2025
12:13 pm PDT
1.7 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Gig Harbor, WA Jul 10, 2025
4:10 pm PDT
2.1 12 km (8 mi) WSW of Gig Harbor, WA Jul 4, 2025
10:23 pm PDT
1.7 14 km (8 mi) E of Gig Harbor, WA Jun 4, 2025
5:17 am PDT
1.9 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Gig Harbor, WA Jun 3, 2025
12:27 pm PDT
1.6 28 km (17 mi) NE of Gig Harbor, WA May 23, 2025
10:05 pm PDT
1.5 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Gig Harbor, WA May 14, 2025
1:19 pm PDT
1.6 22 km (14 mi) NE of Gig Harbor, WA May 13, 2025
12:19 am PDT
1.8 18 km (11 mi) E of Gig Harbor, WA · felt by 1 Apr 16, 2025
6:09 pm PDT
1.6 18 km (11 mi) NW of Gig Harbor, WA Apr 3, 2025
10:27 am PDT
2.0 29 km (18 mi) NE of Gig Harbor, WA Mar 23, 2025
1:11 pm PDT
3.2 10 km (6 mi) NE of Gig Harbor, WA · felt by 1,291 Mar 17, 2025
11:10 pm PDT
2.3 24 km (15 mi) E of Gig Harbor, WA · felt by 6 Feb 24, 2025
11:17 pm PST
1.9 14 km (9 mi) SSE of Gig Harbor, WA · felt by 1 Feb 15, 2025
3:10 pm PST
1.6 29 km (18 mi) N of Gig Harbor, WA Feb 8, 2025
9:23 am PST
1.7 22 km (13 mi) SSE of Gig Harbor, WA · felt by 1 Dec 18, 2024
4:09 pm PST
1.6 22 km (14 mi) NE of Gig Harbor, WA Nov 29, 2024
11:32 pm PST
2.3 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Gig Harbor, WA Nov 22, 2024
7:38 am PST
1.7 29 km (18 mi) NE of Gig Harbor, WA Nov 17, 2024
11:25 pm PST

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

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 6 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Gig Harbor; the five largest:

6.8 The 2001 Nisqually, Washington Earthquake · 23 km SSW of Gig Harbor 2001
6.7 4 km WNW of Roy, Washington · 35 km S of Gig Harbor 1949
6.7 1 km ENE of Dash Point, Washington · 13 km E of Gig Harbor 1965
6.1 Puget Sound region, Washington · 15 km WNW of Gig Harbor 1939
5.8 Puget Sound area, Washington · 25 km WSW of Gig Harbor 1946

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearest mapped faults

Tacoma fault, under 1 km from its surface trace
Seattle fault, 25 km from its surface trace
Olympia structure, 32 km from its surface trace

USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.

Nearby towns

Wauna 7 km · Maplewood 8 km · Fircrest 11 km · Home 15 km

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