Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Manchester, WA
M 4.2
Latest: 2:05 pm PDT on 29 September 2026 · 22 km (14 mi) SW of Manchester, WA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Manchester was M 4.2, 22 km (14 mi) SW of Manchester, 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
- 500 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 40
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.2 on 29 September 2026, 22 km (14 mi) SW of Manchester, WA
- Reported felt
- 133 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.6 20 km (12 mi) SW of Manchester, WA
- 1.9 21 km (13 mi) SW of Manchester, WA · felt by 3
- 4.2 22 km (14 mi) SW of Manchester, WA · felt by 9,329
- 1.7 8 km (5 mi) NW of Manchester, WA
- 1.5 20 km (12 mi) E of Manchester, WA
- 2.2 23 km (14 mi) SSW of Manchester, WA · felt by 1
- 1.5 19 km (12 mi) WSW of Manchester, WA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) NE of Manchester, WA
- 2.3 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Manchester, WA · felt by 2
- 1.9 10 km (6 mi) ESE of Manchester, WA
- 2.8 23 km (14 mi) SSW of Manchester, WA · felt by 63
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Manchester, WA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Manchester, WA
- 1.8 19 km (12 mi) W of Manchester, WA
- 1.7 23 km (15 mi) SSE of Manchester, WA
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) NE of Manchester, WA
- 2.4 21 km (13 mi) WSW of Manchester, WA · felt by 1
- 1.9 in Manchester, WA · felt by 2
- 2.0 20 km (13 mi) W of Manchester, WA
- 1.9 5 km (3 mi) NW of Manchester, WA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Manchester, WA · felt by 1
- 1.5 16 km (10 mi) W of Manchester, WA
- 2.1 14 km (9 mi) SW of Manchester, WA
- 1.7 30 km (18 mi) W of Manchester, WA
- 1.6 4 km (2 mi) NNW of Manchester, WA
- 2.6 4 km (3 mi) NNW of Manchester, WA · felt by 6
- 2.3 18 km (11 mi) WSW of Manchester, WA
- 2.4 16 km (10 mi) WSW of Manchester, WA
- 1.8 15 km (9 mi) SW of Manchester, WA
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Manchester, WA
- 2.8 18 km (11 mi) W of Manchester, WA · felt by 17
- 1.8 16 km (10 mi) W of Manchester, WA
- 1.8 8 km (5 mi) N of Manchester, WA · felt by 3
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Manchester, WA
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) NE of Manchester, WA
- 1.5 21 km (13 mi) E of Manchester, WA
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) E of Manchester, WA
- 2.0 16 km (10 mi) WSW of Manchester, WA
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Manchester, WA
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) E of Manchester, WA
- 1.6 6 km (4 mi) NNW of Manchester, WA · felt by 1
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Manchester, WA
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Manchester, WA · felt by 3
- 1.9 21 km (13 mi) N of Manchester, WA · felt by 2
- 1.5 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Manchester, WA
- 2.1 12 km (8 mi) SE of Manchester, WA
- 1.8 10 km (6 mi) NNW of Manchester, WA · felt by 1
- 2.9 18 km (11 mi) NNW of Manchester, WA · felt by 128
- 1.7 7 km (5 mi) ENE of Manchester, WA
- 2.5 27 km (17 mi) W of Manchester, WA · felt by 3
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 Manchester time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Manchester are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Manchester; 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 Manchester; the five largest:
- 6.8 The 2001 Nisqually, Washington Earthquake · 47 km SSW of Manchester
- 6.7 1 km ENE of Dash Point, Washington · 28 km SSE of Manchester
- 6.1 Puget Sound region, Washington · 23 km SW of Manchester
- 5.8 Puget Sound area, Washington · 41 km SW of Manchester
- 5.3 Eastern Olympic Peninsula, Washington · 44 km NW of Manchester
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Seattle fault, under 1 km from its surface trace
- Tacoma fault, 20 km from its surface trace
- Southern Whidbey Island fault, 25 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Enetai 5 km · Bremerton 7 km · Tracyton 10 km · Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake 13 km · Seattle 17 km · Maplewood 17 km · Burien 18 km · Boulevard Park 18 km
If you felt one
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- Earthquakes in Washington, with the state's activity score
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