Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near Milton, WA
No earthquake was likely felt in Milton in the 24 hours to 2:19 am PDT (09:19 UTC). The last one was M 4.2, 35 km (22 mi) WNW, at 2:05 pm PDT on 29 September 2026, estimated intensity III (weak) in town; 9,329 felt reports to USGS.
M 2.5
Latest: 4:59 pm PDT on 24 October 2025 · 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Milton, WA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Milton was M 2.5, 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Milton, WA, at 4:59 pm PDT on 24 October 2025, 18 km deep. 3 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Milton was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 14 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Milton since; the newest is first in the list below.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Milton in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 0
- Last 30 days
- 1 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 1.5
- Last 12 months
- 16 · largest M 2.5 on 24 October 2025
- Since 2016
- 198 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.4 on 22 February 2025, 13 km (8 mi) ENE of Milton, WA
- Reported felt
- 72 of them have felt reports to USGS
- Nearest mapped fault
- Tacoma fault, 4 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
- 2.1 27 km (16 mi) SSE of Milton, WA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) NE of Milton, WA
- 1.9 12 km (7 mi) E of Milton, WA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Milton, WA
- 1.6 15 km (10 mi) E of Milton, WA
- 1.7 8 km (5 mi) W of Milton, WA
- 2.0 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Milton, WA · felt by 6
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) S of Milton, WA
- 1.6 4 km (2 mi) NE of Milton, WA
- 2.0 25 km (15 mi) NNE of Milton, WA · felt by 1
- 1.7 16 km (10 mi) NW of Milton, WA
- 1.5 10 km (6 mi) WNW of Milton, WA · felt by 1
- 1.5 13 km (8 mi) NNW of Milton, WA
- 2.2 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Milton, WA
- 2.5 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Milton, WA · felt by 3
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Milton, WA
- 2.2 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Milton, WA
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) SE of Milton, WA
- 1.9 26 km (16 mi) NE of Milton, WA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Milton, WA · felt by 1
- 1.5 14 km (9 mi) NNW of Milton, WA
- 2.1 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Milton, WA
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Milton, WA
- 2.1 29 km (18 mi) E of Milton, WA
- 1.7 13 km (8 mi) NNW of Milton, WA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) N of Milton, WA
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) NE of Milton, WA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) N of Milton, WA
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Milton, WA
- 1.8 8 km (5 mi) NNW of Milton, WA · felt by 1
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Milton, WA
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) N of Milton, WA
- 3.2 19 km (12 mi) NW of Milton, WA · felt by 1,291
- 1.5 30 km (19 mi) S of Milton, WA · felt by 1
- 2.3 11 km (7 mi) NNE of Milton, WA · felt by 6
- 3.4 13 km (8 mi) ENE of Milton, WA · felt by 1,640
- 1.9 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Milton, WA · felt by 1
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Milton, WA
- 1.7 13 km (8 mi) SW of Milton, WA · felt by 1
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) N of Milton, WA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Milton, WA
- 1.9 30 km (18 mi) E of Milton, WA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) S of Milton, WA
- 1.5 19 km (12 mi) ENE of Milton, WA
- 1.7 24 km (15 mi) N of Milton, WA
- 1.9 4 km (2 mi) SSW of Milton, WA · felt by 1
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Milton, WA
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) NNW of Milton, WA
- 2.5 28 km (17 mi) W of Milton, WA
- 2.3 7 km (4 mi) SSW of Milton, WA · felt by 1
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 Milton time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Milton are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is Milton; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in Milton
The strongest shaking in Milton from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity II (weak), from the M 3.4 on 22 February 2025, 13 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 Milton (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 3.4 | 13 km | II · Weak · felt by 1,640 | |
| M 3.0 | 5 km | II · Weak · felt by 18 | |
| M 2.3 | 7 km | II · Weak · felt by 1 | |
| M 3.2 | 19 km | II · Weak · felt by 1,291 | |
| M 2.6 | 14 km | II · Weak · felt by 25 |
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 6 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Milton; the five largest:
- 6.8 The 2001 Nisqually, Washington Earthquake · 33 km WSW of Milton
- 6.7 4 km WNW of Roy, Washington · 34 km SW of Milton
- 6.7 1 km ENE of Dash Point, Washington · 11 km NW of Milton
- 6.1 Puget Sound region, Washington · 37 km WNW of Milton
- 5.8 Puget Sound area, Washington · 44 km W of Milton
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Tacoma fault, 4 km from its surface trace
- Seattle fault, 30 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
Lakeland South 4 km · Puyallup 7 km · Federal Way 8 km · Auburn 9 km · Lakeland North 10 km · Tacoma 10 km · South Hill 12 km · Bonney Lake 12 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 Milton, 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.