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Every recorded earthquake within 30 km

Earthquakes near Lake Forest Park, WA

No earthquake was likely felt in Lake Forest Park in the 24 hours to 1:02 am PDT (08:02 UTC). The last one was M 4.2, 52 km (32 mi) SW, at 2:05 pm PDT on 29 September 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 9,329 felt reports to USGS.

M 3.0

Latest: 5:42 am PST on 24 February 2026 · 20 km (12 mi) ENE of Lake Forest Park, WA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Lake Forest Park was M 3.0, 20 km (12 mi) ENE of Lake Forest Park, WA, at 5:42 am PST on 24 February 2026, 26 km deep. 476 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Lake Forest Park was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 18 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Lake Forest Park since; the newest is first in the list below.

No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Lake Forest Park in the last 24 hours.

Last 24 hours
0
Last 7 days
0
Last 30 days
1 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 3.3
Last 12 months
34 · largest M 3.0 on 24 February 2026
Since 2016
427 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
Largest since 2016
M 4.6 on 12 July 2019, 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Lake Forest Park, WA
Reported felt
125 of them have felt reports to USGS
Nearest mapped fault
Southern Whidbey Island fault, under 1 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

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The last 30 days

Sep 14 Sep 29 Oct 13
Each mark is a day's largest quake within range; its size is the magnitude. The shaded band is the magnitude a day's largest quake normally falls in here (M1.6–M2.0), from this place's own 10-year record. A mark above the band is a bigger day than usual.

The latest 50

  1. 1.7 13 km (8 mi) N of Lake Forest Park, WA
  2. 1.5 23 km (14 mi) ENE of Lake Forest Park, WA
  3. 1.5 25 km (15 mi) ESE of Lake Forest Park, WA
  4. 1.7 30 km (18 mi) WSW of Lake Forest Park, WA
  5. 1.5 23 km (15 mi) S of Lake Forest Park, WA
  6. 1.6 2 km (2 mi) SSW of Lake Forest Park, WA
  7. 2.3 13 km (8 mi) W of Lake Forest Park, WA · felt by 2
  8. 1.9 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Lake Forest Park, WA
  9. 1.5 20 km (12 mi) ENE of Lake Forest Park, WA
  10. 2.0 26 km (16 mi) NE of Lake Forest Park, WA
  11. 1.7 14 km (9 mi) SSE of Lake Forest Park, WA
  12. 1.6 14 km (9 mi) SSE of Lake Forest Park, WA
  13. 1.5 8 km (5 mi) NW of Lake Forest Park, WA
  14. 1.6 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Lake Forest Park, WA
  15. 1.8 5 km (3 mi) WSW of Lake Forest Park, WA
  16. 2.0 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Lake Forest Park, WA
  17. 2.0 22 km (14 mi) NNW of Lake Forest Park, WA
  18. 1.6 23 km (14 mi) NNW of Lake Forest Park, WA
  19. 3.0 20 km (12 mi) ENE of Lake Forest Park, WA · felt by 476
  20. 1.7 23 km (14 mi) NNW of Lake Forest Park, WA
  21. 2.0 23 km (14 mi) NNW of Lake Forest Park, WA
  22. 1.6 15 km (10 mi) SSE of Lake Forest Park, WA · felt by 1
  23. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) SW of Lake Forest Park, WA
  24. 2.6 29 km (18 mi) SW of Lake Forest Park, WA · felt by 6
  25. 3.0 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Lake Forest Park, WA · felt by 289
  26. 1.7 14 km (9 mi) SSE of Lake Forest Park, WA
  27. 1.8 25 km (16 mi) SW of Lake Forest Park, WA · felt by 3
  28. 1.7 4 km (2 mi) WSW of Lake Forest Park, WA
  29. 1.5 22 km (14 mi) NE of Lake Forest Park, WA · felt by 1
  30. 1.5 26 km (16 mi) S of Lake Forest Park, WA
  31. 1.7 26 km (16 mi) S of Lake Forest Park, WA
  32. 1.5 6 km (4 mi) NW of Lake Forest Park, WA
  33. 1.5 18 km (11 mi) SSE of Lake Forest Park, WA
  34. 1.7 20 km (12 mi) SSE of Lake Forest Park, WA
  35. 1.7 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Lake Forest Park, WA
  36. 1.6 28 km (17 mi) SW of Lake Forest Park, WA · felt by 1
  37. 1.9 9 km (6 mi) W of Lake Forest Park, WA · felt by 3
  38. 1.9 20 km (12 mi) W of Lake Forest Park, WA · felt by 2
  39. 1.7 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Lake Forest Park, WA
  40. 1.8 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Lake Forest Park, WA · felt by 1
  41. 2.9 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Lake Forest Park, WA · felt by 128
  42. 1.6 18 km (11 mi) SE of Lake Forest Park, WA
  43. 1.9 18 km (11 mi) E of Lake Forest Park, WA
  44. 2.2 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Lake Forest Park, WA · felt by 3
  45. 1.7 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Lake Forest Park, WA
  46. 1.8 25 km (15 mi) W of Lake Forest Park, WA
  47. 1.8 24 km (15 mi) NNW of Lake Forest Park, WA
  48. 1.7 19 km (12 mi) ENE of Lake Forest Park, WA
  49. 2.8 19 km (12 mi) ENE of Lake Forest Park, WA · felt by 35
  50. 1.6 28 km (17 mi) S of Lake Forest Park, 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 Lake Forest Park time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Lake Forest Park are listed even when they are further out.

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On the map

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

Estimated shaking in Lake Forest Park

The strongest shaking in Lake Forest Park 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.

MagnitudeWhenDistanceShaking in Lake Forest Park (est.)
M 4.6 24 kmIII · Weak · felt by 11,682
M 3.4 27 kmII · Weak · felt by 594
M 3.5 29 kmII · Weak · felt by 960
M 3.5 22 kmII · Weak · felt by 2,925
M 3.2 26 kmII · Weak · felt by 191

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 Lake Forest Park:

  1. 6.7 1 km ENE of Dash Point, Washington · 49 km SSW of Lake Forest Park
  2. 5.4 8 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 30 km E of Lake Forest Park
  3. 5.2 9 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 34 km E of Lake Forest Park
  4. 5.0 4 km ENE of Machias, Washington · 34 km NE of Lake Forest Park
  5. 5.0 3 km WSW of Des Moines, Washington · 42 km S of Lake Forest Park

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearest mapped faults

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

Nearby towns

Kenmore 3 km · Mountlake Terrace 4 km · Shoreline 5 km · Inglewood-Finn Hill 5 km · Bothell 6 km · Bothell West 6 km · Lynnwood 8 km · Woodinville 9 km

Be ready

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