Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near Longbranch, WA
No earthquake was likely felt in Longbranch in the 24 hours to 8:33 am PST (16:33 UTC). The last one was M 4.2, 21 km (13 mi) N, at 2:05 pm PDT on 29 September 2026, estimated intensity III (weak) in town; 9,329 felt reports to USGS.
M 4.2
Latest: 2:05 pm PDT on 29 September 2026 · 21 km (13 mi) N of Longbranch, WA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Longbranch was M 4.2, 21 km (13 mi) N of Longbranch, WA, at 2:05 pm PDT on 29 September 2026, 28 km deep. 9,329 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Longbranch was intensity III (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 3 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Longbranch since; the newest is first in the list below.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Longbranch in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 0
- Last 30 days
- 1 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 1.1
- Last 12 months
- 21 · largest M 4.2 on 29 September 2026
- Since 2016
- 144 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.2 on 29 September 2026, 21 km (13 mi) N of Longbranch, WA
- Reported felt
- 34 of them have felt reports to USGS
- Nearest mapped fault
- Olympia structure, 14 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
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- 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
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Earthquake alerts for Longbranch, WA
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The last 30 days
The latest 50
- 1.9 26 km (16 mi) N of Longbranch, WA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) N of Longbranch, WA
- 1.9 22 km (14 mi) N of Longbranch, WA · felt by 3
- 4.2 21 km (13 mi) N of Longbranch, WA · felt by 9,329
- 2.2 19 km (12 mi) NNE of Longbranch, WA · felt by 1
- 1.5 30 km (19 mi) N of Longbranch, WA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) SW of Longbranch, WA
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) E of Longbranch, WA
- 1.6 12 km (7 mi) NNW of Longbranch, WA
- 2.8 19 km (12 mi) NNE of Longbranch, WA · felt by 63
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Longbranch, WA
- 1.6 28 km (18 mi) W of Longbranch, WA
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) NE of Longbranch, WA
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Longbranch, WA
- 2.4 29 km (18 mi) N of Longbranch, WA · felt by 1
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Longbranch, WA
- 2.9 8 km (5 mi) NNW of Longbranch, WA · felt by 38
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Longbranch, WA · felt by 1
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) N of Longbranch, WA
- 1.6 12 km (7 mi) WNW of Longbranch, WA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) W of Longbranch, WA
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Longbranch, WA
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) NNW of Longbranch, WA
- 1.6 12 km (7 mi) WNW of Longbranch, WA
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) WSW of Longbranch, WA
- 2.1 8 km (5 mi) NNE of Longbranch, WA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) W of Longbranch, WA
- 1.6 28 km (18 mi) WSW of Longbranch, WA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) N of Longbranch, WA
- 3.2 29 km (18 mi) NE of Longbranch, WA · felt by 1,291
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) WSW of Longbranch, WA
- 1.9 21 km (13 mi) E of Longbranch, WA · felt by 1
- 1.7 25 km (16 mi) ESE of Longbranch, WA · felt by 1
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) WSW of Longbranch, WA
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Longbranch, WA
- 1.9 27 km (17 mi) N of Longbranch, WA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) WSW of Longbranch, WA
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) WSW of Longbranch, WA
- 2.5 10 km (6 mi) NE of Longbranch, WA
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) W of Longbranch, WA
- 2.0 23 km (14 mi) ENE of Longbranch, WA
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Longbranch, WA
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) NE of Longbranch, WA
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) NE of Longbranch, WA · felt by 3
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Longbranch, WA
- 2.2 30 km (18 mi) N of Longbranch, WA · felt by 1
- 1.7 28 km (17 mi) WSW of Longbranch, WA
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Longbranch, WA
- 2.0 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Longbranch, WA
- 1.9 28 km (17 mi) NNW of Longbranch, 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 Longbranch time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Longbranch are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is Longbranch; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in Longbranch
The strongest shaking in Longbranch from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity III (weak), from the M 4.2 on 29 September 2026, 21 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 Longbranch (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 4.2 | 21 km | III · Weak · felt by 9,329 | |
| M 3.2 | 29 km | II · Weak · felt by 1,291 | |
| M 2.6 | 21 km | II · Weak · felt by 105 | |
| M 2.9 | 8 km | II · Weak · felt by 38 | |
| M 3.1 | 23 km | II · Weak · felt by 214 |
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 7 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Longbranch; the five largest:
- 6.8 The 2001 Nisqually, Washington Earthquake · 7 km SSE of Longbranch
- 6.7 4 km WNW of Roy, Washington · 25 km SSE of Longbranch
- 6.7 1 km ENE of Dash Point, Washington · 29 km ENE of Longbranch
- 6.1 Puget Sound region, Washington · 21 km N of Longbranch
- 5.8 Puget Sound area, Washington · 13 km NW of Longbranch
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Olympia structure, 14 km from its surface trace
- Tacoma fault, 18 km from its surface trace
- Seattle fault, 39 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Artondale 14 km · University Place 16 km · Lakewood 18 km · Tacoma 24 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 Longbranch, 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.