Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Key Center, WA
M 4.2
Latest: 2:05 pm PDT on 29 September 2026 · 7 km (4 mi) NNE of Key Center, WA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Key Center was M 4.2, 7 km (4 mi) NNE of Key Center, 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
- 312 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 32
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.2 on 29 September 2026, 7 km (4 mi) NNE of Key Center, WA
- Reported felt
- 91 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.6 8 km (5 mi) NNE of Key Center, WA
- 1.9 8 km (5 mi) NNE of Key Center, WA · felt by 3
- 4.2 7 km (4 mi) NNE of Key Center, WA · felt by 9,329
- 2.2 6 km (4 mi) ENE of Key Center, WA · felt by 1
- 1.5 15 km (9 mi) N of Key Center, WA
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) NW of Key Center, WA
- 1.9 26 km (16 mi) NW of Key Center, WA
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Key Center, WA
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Key Center, WA
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Key Center, WA
- 1.6 8 km (5 mi) WSW of Key Center, WA
- 2.8 5 km (3 mi) NE of Key Center, WA · felt by 63
- 1.8 25 km (16 mi) N of Key Center, WA
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) E of Key Center, WA
- 2.4 14 km (9 mi) NNW of Key Center, WA · felt by 1
- 1.9 27 km (17 mi) NNE of Key Center, WA · felt by 2
- 2.9 9 km (5 mi) SSW of Key Center, WA · felt by 38
- 2.0 23 km (14 mi) NNW of Key Center, WA
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Key Center, WA
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) N of Key Center, WA
- 1.5 24 km (15 mi) ESE of Key Center, WA · felt by 1
- 2.1 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Key Center, WA
- 1.7 25 km (16 mi) NW of Key Center, WA
- 2.3 16 km (10 mi) N of Key Center, WA
- 2.4 16 km (10 mi) N of Key Center, WA
- 1.8 15 km (9 mi) NNE of Key Center, WA
- 1.6 13 km (8 mi) SW of Key Center, WA
- 1.9 26 km (16 mi) NW of Key Center, WA
- 2.8 21 km (13 mi) N of Key Center, WA · felt by 17
- 1.8 22 km (14 mi) N of Key Center, WA
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) E of Key Center, WA
- 2.0 21 km (13 mi) N of Key Center, WA
- 1.7 24 km (15 mi) NW of Key Center, WA
- 1.6 15 km (9 mi) NW of Key Center, WA
- 1.6 14 km (8 mi) SW of Key Center, WA
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) E of Key Center, WA
- 2.1 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Key Center, WA
- 2.1 7 km (4 mi) S of Key Center, WA
- 2.5 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Key Center, WA · felt by 3
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) E of Key Center, WA
- 1.9 19 km (12 mi) NNE of Key Center, WA
- 1.8 25 km (16 mi) NNW of Key Center, WA · felt by 1
- 1.5 18 km (11 mi) NNE of Key Center, WA
- 1.6 14 km (9 mi) N of Key Center, WA
- 1.9 27 km (17 mi) N of Key Center, WA · felt by 1
- 3.2 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Key Center, WA · felt by 1,291
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) ESE of Key Center, WA · felt by 1
- 2.3 25 km (15 mi) N of Key Center, WA
- 1.9 22 km (14 mi) N of Key Center, WA · felt by 1
- 1.9 13 km (8 mi) NNW of Key Center, 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 Key Center time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Key Center are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Key Center; 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 Key Center; the five largest:
- 6.8 The 2001 Nisqually, Washington Earthquake · 21 km S of Key Center
- 6.7 4 km WNW of Roy, Washington · 38 km SSE of Key Center
- 6.7 1 km ENE of Dash Point, Washington · 25 km E of Key Center
- 6.1 Puget Sound region, Washington · 7 km N of Key Center
- 5.8 Puget Sound area, Washington · 13 km WSW of Key Center
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Tacoma fault, 3 km from its surface trace
- Seattle fault, 24 km from its surface trace
- Olympia structure, 26 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Home 7 km · Wauna 9 km · Belfair 14 km · Maplewood 16 km · Fircrest 21 km
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- Earthquakes in Washington, with the state's activity score
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