Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near Kingston, WA
No earthquake was likely felt in Kingston in the 24 hours to 3:46 am PDT (10:46 UTC). The last one was M 4.2, 47 km (29 mi) SSW, at 2:05 pm PDT on 29 September 2026, estimated intensity III (weak) in town; 9,329 felt reports to USGS.
M 2.6
Latest: 3:58 pm PST on 25 January 2026 · 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Kingston, WA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Kingston was M 2.6, 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Kingston, WA, at 3:58 pm PST on 25 January 2026, 24 km deep. 6 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Kingston was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 24 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Kingston since; the newest is first in the list below.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Kingston in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 4 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 3.6
- Last 12 months
- 38 · largest M 2.6 on 25 January 2026
- Since 2016
- 477 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.7 on 8 September 2022, 20 km (12 mi) WNW of Kingston, WA
- Reported felt
- 118 of them have felt reports to USGS
- Nearest mapped fault
- Southern Whidbey Island fault, 3 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
- 2.0 23 km (14 mi) SSW of Kingston, WA
- 2.0 23 km (15 mi) SSW of Kingston, WA · felt by 1
- 1.8 23 km (14 mi) SSW of Kingston, WA
- 1.7 19 km (12 mi) ENE of Kingston, WA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) NW of Kingston, WA
- 1.7 23 km (14 mi) SSW of Kingston, WA
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) W of Kingston, WA
- 1.6 16 km (10 mi) ESE of Kingston, WA
- 2.3 5 km (3 mi) SE of Kingston, WA · felt by 2
- 1.6 16 km (10 mi) NW of Kingston, WA
- 1.6 17 km (11 mi) WNW of Kingston, WA
- 1.7 28 km (18 mi) SE of Kingston, WA
- 1.6 28 km (18 mi) SE of Kingston, WA
- 1.5 10 km (7 mi) E of Kingston, WA
- 2.1 16 km (10 mi) WNW of Kingston, WA
- 1.8 13 km (8 mi) ESE of Kingston, WA
- 1.9 28 km (18 mi) S of Kingston, WA · felt by 2
- 2.0 17 km (10 mi) NNE of Kingston, WA
- 1.6 20 km (12 mi) NNE of Kingston, WA
- 1.9 25 km (16 mi) SSW of Kingston, WA
- 1.7 19 km (12 mi) NNE of Kingston, WA
- 2.0 19 km (12 mi) NNE of Kingston, WA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) SE of Kingston, WA · felt by 1
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Kingston, WA
- 2.6 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Kingston, WA · felt by 6
- 1.6 20 km (12 mi) NW of Kingston, WA
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) SE of Kingston, WA
- 1.9 14 km (9 mi) NW of Kingston, WA
- 1.5 15 km (9 mi) NW of Kingston, WA · felt by 1
- 1.6 15 km (9 mi) NW of Kingston, WA
- 1.5 16 km (10 mi) NW of Kingston, WA
- 1.8 20 km (12 mi) SSW of Kingston, WA · felt by 3
- 1.7 14 km (9 mi) ESE of Kingston, WA
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) W of Kingston, WA
- 1.9 19 km (12 mi) WNW of Kingston, WA
- 2.2 20 km (12 mi) NW of Kingston, WA
- 1.5 12 km (7 mi) E of Kingston, WA
- 1.9 27 km (17 mi) W of Kingston, WA
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) SSW of Kingston, WA · felt by 1
- 1.9 10 km (6 mi) SE of Kingston, WA · felt by 3
- 1.9 7 km (4 mi) SSW of Kingston, WA · felt by 2
- 1.7 14 km (8 mi) NW of Kingston, WA
- 1.8 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Kingston, WA · felt by 1
- 2.9 14 km (9 mi) SW of Kingston, WA · felt by 128
- 1.6 14 km (9 mi) NW of Kingston, WA
- 1.5 17 km (11 mi) NW of Kingston, WA
- 1.7 25 km (16 mi) S of Kingston, WA
- 2.0 16 km (10 mi) NW of Kingston, WA
- 1.5 22 km (14 mi) W of Kingston, WA
- 1.8 12 km (7 mi) SW of Kingston, 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 Kingston time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Kingston are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is Kingston; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in Kingston
The strongest shaking in Kingston from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity III (weak), from the M 3.7 on 8 September 2022, 20 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 Kingston (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 3.7 | 20 km | III · Weak · felt by 3,428 | |
| M 3.4 | 18 km | II · Weak · felt by 594 | |
| M 3.5 | 24 km | II · Weak · felt by 960 | |
| M 3.4 | 25 km | II · Weak · felt by 751 | |
| M 3.3 | 27 km | II · Weak · felt by 230 |
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 Kingston:
- 6.1 Puget Sound region, Washington · 48 km SSW of Kingston
- 5.4 8 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 47 km E of Kingston
- 5.3 Eastern Olympic Peninsula, Washington · 37 km W of Kingston
- 5.0 4 km ENE of Machias, Washington · 43 km ENE of Kingston
- 5.0 3 km WSW of Des Moines, Washington · 47 km SSE of Kingston
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Southern Whidbey Island fault, 3 km from its surface trace
- Seattle fault, 21 km from its surface trace
- Rattlesnake Mountain fault, 39 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Edmonds 9 km · Shoreline 13 km · Poulsbo 13 km · Lynnwood 14 km · Mountlake Terrace 14 km · Picnic Point-North Lynnwood 17 km · Lake Forest Park 17 km · Bainbridge Island 19 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 Kingston, 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.