Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near Gold Bar, WA
No earthquake was likely felt in Gold Bar in the 24 hours to 4:21 am PDT (11:21 UTC). The last one was M 1.7, 3 km (2 mi) E, at 3:34 pm PDT on 10 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town.
M 2.5
Latest: 1:06 am PDT on 26 June 2026 · 26 km (16 mi) S of Gold Bar, WA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Gold Bar was M 2.5, 26 km (16 mi) S of Gold Bar, WA, at 1:06 am PDT on 26 June 2026, 17 km deep. 12 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Gold Bar was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 5 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Gold Bar since; the newest is first in the list below.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Gold Bar in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 1
- Last 30 days
- 2 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 2.3
- Last 12 months
- 27 · largest M 3.0 on 24 February 2026
- Since 2016
- 296 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.6 on 12 July 2019, 24 km (15 mi) W of Gold Bar, WA
- Reported felt
- 117 of them have felt reports to USGS
- Nearest mapped fault
- Cherry Creek fault, 19 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
- 1.7 3 km (2 mi) E of Gold Bar, WA
- 2.1 27 km (17 mi) S of Gold Bar, WA · felt by 1
- 1.7 4 km (2 mi) ENE of Gold Bar, WA
- 1.5 22 km (14 mi) WSW of Gold Bar, WA
- 2.2 11 km (7 mi) N of Gold Bar, WA · felt by 4
- 2.5 26 km (16 mi) S of Gold Bar, WA · felt by 12
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) S of Gold Bar, WA
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) W of Gold Bar, WA
- 2.0 25 km (16 mi) WNW of Gold Bar, WA
- 2.1 28 km (18 mi) SSW of Gold Bar, WA
- 1.8 28 km (18 mi) SSW of Gold Bar, WA
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Gold Bar, WA
- 1.6 16 km (10 mi) SW of Gold Bar, WA
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) WSW of Gold Bar, WA
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) SW of Gold Bar, WA
- 1.8 14 km (8 mi) WNW of Gold Bar, WA
- 1.7 14 km (9 mi) NW of Gold Bar, WA · felt by 1
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) S of Gold Bar, WA
- 2.4 28 km (18 mi) S of Gold Bar, WA · felt by 19
- 2.0 21 km (13 mi) W of Gold Bar, WA
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) S of Gold Bar, WA
- 3.0 26 km (16 mi) W of Gold Bar, WA · felt by 476
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Gold Bar, WA
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) S of Gold Bar, WA · felt by 1
- 2.4 14 km (9 mi) NW of Gold Bar, WA · felt by 20
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) SE of Gold Bar, WA
- 1.6 28 km (18 mi) SE of Gold Bar, WA
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) WSW of Gold Bar, WA
- 2.1 27 km (17 mi) S of Gold Bar, WA
- 1.9 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Gold Bar, WA
- 2.2 26 km (16 mi) SW of Gold Bar, WA · felt by 3
- 1.5 13 km (8 mi) WNW of Gold Bar, WA
- 1.9 15 km (9 mi) WSW of Gold Bar, WA
- 1.7 8 km (5 mi) NNE of Gold Bar, WA
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Gold Bar, WA
- 2.8 26 km (16 mi) W of Gold Bar, WA · felt by 35
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Gold Bar, WA · felt by 1
- 2.4 28 km (17 mi) S of Gold Bar, WA · felt by 1
- 1.6 22 km (13 mi) W of Gold Bar, WA · felt by 1
- 2.1 30 km (18 mi) SSW of Gold Bar, WA
- 3.3 29 km (18 mi) S of Gold Bar, WA · felt by 124
- 2.4 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Gold Bar, WA · felt by 36
- 1.5 21 km (13 mi) W of Gold Bar, WA
- 2.1 30 km (18 mi) SSW of Gold Bar, WA
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Gold Bar, WA · felt by 2
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Gold Bar, WA
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Gold Bar, WA
- 2.8 30 km (18 mi) SSW of Gold Bar, WA · felt by 71
- 2.1 30 km (18 mi) SSW of Gold Bar, WA · felt by 6
- 3.5 29 km (18 mi) S of Gold Bar, WA · felt by 1,316
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 Gold Bar time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Gold Bar are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is Gold Bar; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in Gold Bar
The strongest shaking in Gold Bar from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity III (weak), from the M 4.6 on 12 July 2019, 24 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 Gold Bar (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 4.6 | 24 km | III · Weak · felt by 11,682 | |
| M 3.9 | 29 km | III · Weak · felt by 1,585 | |
| M 2.3 | 5 km | II · Weak | |
| M 3.4 | 20 km | II · Weak · felt by 349 | |
| M 3.5 | 29 km | II · Weak · felt by 1,316 |
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 3 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Gold Bar:
- 5.4 8 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 17 km SW of Gold Bar
- 5.2 9 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15 km SW of Gold Bar
- 5.0 4 km ENE of Machias, Washington · 28 km NW of Gold Bar
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Cherry Creek fault, 19 km from its surface trace
- Southern Whidbey Island fault, 19 km from its surface trace
- Rattlesnake Mountain fault, 29 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Monroe 20 km · Lake Marcel-Stillwater 24 km · Cottage Lake 31 km · Maltby 32 km · Union Hill-Novelty Hill 32 km · Lake Stevens 32 km · West Lake Stevens 34 km · Silver Firs 34 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 Gold Bar, 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.