Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Mercer Island, WA

M 2.6

Latest: 3:58 pm PST on 25 January 2026 · 27 km (17 mi) W of Mercer Island, WA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Mercer Island was M 2.6, 27 km (17 mi) W of Mercer Island, WA, at 3:58 pm PST on 25 January 2026. 6 people reported feeling it to USGS. 23 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 453 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 35
Largest since 2016: M 3.5 on 11 May 2017, 27 km (17 mi) W of Mercer Island, WA
Reported felt: 136 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 17 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 7 minutes ago · this page 01:03 UTC

The latest 50

2.0 15 km (10 mi) SE of Mercer Island, WA Sep 20, 2026
11:00 am PDT
1.6 23 km (14 mi) SE of Mercer Island, WA Aug 29, 2026
9:09 am PDT
1.5 18 km (11 mi) ENE of Mercer Island, WA Aug 14, 2026
5:58 am PDT
1.7 30 km (18 mi) W of Mercer Island, WA Aug 11, 2026
4:26 pm PDT
1.5 5 km (3 mi) WSW of Mercer Island, WA Aug 1, 2026
10:00 am PDT
1.6 19 km (12 mi) NNW of Mercer Island, WA Jul 4, 2026
1:08 pm PDT
2.3 28 km (17 mi) NW of Mercer Island, WA · felt by 2 Jul 3, 2026
8:55 am PDT
1.9 16 km (10 mi) WSW of Mercer Island, WA Jun 23, 2026
7:08 am PDT
1.7 8 km (5 mi) N of Mercer Island, WA May 16, 2026
12:13 pm PDT
1.6 8 km (5 mi) N of Mercer Island, WA May 15, 2026
11:34 pm PDT
1.9 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Mercer Island, WA May 9, 2026
10:35 pm PDT
1.5 29 km (18 mi) NNW of Mercer Island, WA Apr 25, 2026
11:37 pm PDT
1.6 30 km (19 mi) ENE of Mercer Island, WA Apr 21, 2026
10:44 am PDT
2.0 16 km (10 mi) SSE of Mercer Island, WA · felt by 1 Apr 16, 2026
11:52 am PDT
1.7 24 km (15 mi) ESE of Mercer Island, WA Apr 11, 2026
7:58 am PDT
1.7 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Mercer Island, WA Apr 9, 2026
5:41 am PDT
2.2 25 km (16 mi) ESE of Mercer Island, WA Apr 9, 2026
5:10 am PDT
1.8 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Mercer Island, WA Apr 1, 2026
9:21 am PDT
1.9 26 km (16 mi) W of Mercer Island, WA · felt by 2 Mar 22, 2026
5:12 am PDT
1.9 28 km (17 mi) W of Mercer Island, WA Feb 22, 2026
5:05 pm PST
1.6 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Mercer Island, WA Feb 20, 2026
6:30 am PST
1.6 7 km (4 mi) NNE of Mercer Island, WA · felt by 1 Feb 18, 2026
8:27 pm PST
1.6 26 km (16 mi) W of Mercer Island, WA Jan 25, 2026
4:00 pm PST
2.6 27 km (17 mi) W of Mercer Island, WA · felt by 6 Jan 25, 2026
3:58 pm PST
3.0 20 km (13 mi) ENE of Mercer Island, WA · felt by 289 Jan 21, 2026
8:22 pm PST
1.7 9 km (6 mi) NNE of Mercer Island, WA Jan 3, 2026
8:00 am PST
1.8 25 km (16 mi) WNW of Mercer Island, WA · felt by 3 Dec 17, 2025
1:37 pm PST
1.5 28 km (17 mi) SSW of Mercer Island, WA Dec 8, 2025
3:24 am PST
1.9 20 km (12 mi) ESE of Mercer Island, WA Dec 6, 2025
10:05 pm PST
1.7 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Mercer Island, WA Dec 3, 2025
1:19 am PST
1.5 6 km (4 mi) SSW of Mercer Island, WA Nov 18, 2025
2:50 pm PST
1.7 6 km (4 mi) SSW of Mercer Island, WA Nov 18, 2025
10:21 am PST
1.5 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Mercer Island, WA Oct 24, 2025
4:24 am PDT
1.5 6 km (4 mi) NE of Mercer Island, WA Oct 21, 2025
6:53 am PDT
1.7 in Mercer Island, WA Oct 13, 2025
5:55 am PDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) W of Mercer Island, WA · felt by 1 Sep 16, 2025
7:47 pm PDT
1.9 23 km (15 mi) NW of Mercer Island, WA · felt by 3 Aug 25, 2025
5:41 am PDT
1.9 23 km (14 mi) SE of Mercer Island, WA Aug 19, 2025
7:55 pm PDT
1.5 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Mercer Island, WA Aug 15, 2025
7:40 pm PDT
2.1 18 km (11 mi) WSW of Mercer Island, WA Aug 15, 2025
12:13 pm PDT
1.8 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Mercer Island, WA · felt by 1 Aug 6, 2025
3:14 am PDT
2.8 28 km (17 mi) E of Mercer Island, WA · felt by 41 Jul 31, 2025
7:36 am PDT
1.6 10 km (6 mi) NE of Mercer Island, WA Jul 26, 2025
8:01 am PDT
1.9 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Mercer Island, WA Jul 25, 2025
8:53 am PDT
2.2 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Mercer Island, WA · felt by 3 Jul 19, 2025
11:27 pm PDT
1.7 17 km (11 mi) W of Mercer Island, WA Jul 10, 2025
4:10 pm PDT
1.7 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Mercer Island, WA Jun 8, 2025
5:17 am PDT
1.7 28 km (18 mi) SSW of Mercer Island, WA Jun 4, 2025
5:17 am PDT
1.6 10 km (6 mi) SW of Mercer Island, WA May 23, 2025
10:05 pm PDT
2.1 26 km (16 mi) NNW of Mercer Island, WA May 22, 2025
11:42 am PDT

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 Mercer Island time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Mercer Island are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 5 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Mercer Island:

6.7 1 km ENE of Dash Point, Washington · 31 km SSW of Mercer Island 1965
6.1 Puget Sound region, Washington · 44 km WSW of Mercer Island 1939
5.4 8 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 33 km NE of Mercer Island 1996
5.2 9 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 35 km NE of Mercer Island 1932
5.0 3 km WSW of Des Moines, Washington · 23 km SSW of Mercer Island 1995

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
Southern Whidbey Island fault, 17 km from its surface trace
Rattlesnake Mountain fault, 20 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Bellevue 5 km · Seattle 9 km · Boulevard Park 10 km · Sammamish 13 km · Redmond 14 km · Burien 15 km

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