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Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Mount Vernon, WA

M 2.6

Latest: 9:17 pm PDT on 11 September 2026 · 2 km (1 mi) ENE of Mount Vernon, WA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Mount Vernon was M 2.6, 2 km (1 mi) ENE of Mount Vernon, WA, at 9:17 pm PDT on 11 September 2026. 10 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
181 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months
45
Largest since 2016
M 3.8 on 1 July 2026, 25 km (15 mi) SW of Mount Vernon, WA
Reported felt
66 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page

The latest 50

  1. 0.7 47 km (29 mi) E of Mount Vernon, WA
  2. 1.6 23 km (14 mi) ESE of Mount Vernon, WA
  3. 2.6 2 km (1 mi) ENE of Mount Vernon, WA · felt by 10
  4. 1.6 25 km (16 mi) SW of Mount Vernon, WA
  5. 1.9 46 km (29 mi) E of Mount Vernon, WA
  6. 1.9 25 km (16 mi) NE of Mount Vernon, WA
  7. 1.6 25 km (16 mi) SW of Mount Vernon, WA
  8. 2.1 24 km (15 mi) SW of Mount Vernon, WA
  9. 1.7 24 km (15 mi) SW of Mount Vernon, WA
  10. 1.7 25 km (16 mi) NE of Mount Vernon, WA
  11. 2.2 25 km (16 mi) NE of Mount Vernon, WA · felt by 1
  12. 2.1 25 km (15 mi) SW of Mount Vernon, WA
  13. 1.6 27 km (16 mi) NW of Mount Vernon, WA
  14. 2.1 24 km (15 mi) SW of Mount Vernon, WA · felt by 2
  15. 1.8 25 km (16 mi) SW of Mount Vernon, WA
  16. 1.9 25 km (15 mi) SW of Mount Vernon, WA
  17. 2.3 25 km (15 mi) SW of Mount Vernon, WA
  18. 2.0 25 km (15 mi) SW of Mount Vernon, WA · felt by 3
  19. 2.3 25 km (15 mi) SW of Mount Vernon, WA · felt by 67
  20. 3.8 25 km (15 mi) SW of Mount Vernon, WA · felt by 2,030
  21. 2.4 26 km (16 mi) SW of Mount Vernon, WA · felt by 2
  22. 1.5 25 km (15 mi) SW of Mount Vernon, WA
  23. 2.0 25 km (16 mi) SW of Mount Vernon, WA
  24. 1.6 25 km (16 mi) SW of Mount Vernon, WA
  25. 2.4 25 km (16 mi) SW of Mount Vernon, WA · felt by 3
  26. 2.9 26 km (16 mi) SW of Mount Vernon, WA · felt by 42
  27. 2.1 26 km (16 mi) NW of Mount Vernon, WA · felt by 1
  28. 2.5 41 km (25 mi) ENE of Mount Vernon, WA · felt by 161
  29. 2.4 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Mount Vernon, WA · felt by 2
  30. 2.2 41 km (26 mi) ENE of Mount Vernon, WA
  31. 2.0 26 km (16 mi) NW of Mount Vernon, WA · felt by 1
  32. 2.7 26 km (16 mi) NW of Mount Vernon, WA · felt by 26
  33. 1.5 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Mount Vernon, WA
  34. 1.8 41 km (25 mi) ENE of Mount Vernon, WA
  35. 1.8 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Mount Vernon, WA
  36. 2.5 42 km (26 mi) ENE of Mount Vernon, WA · felt by 9
  37. 1.6 20 km (12 mi) N of Mount Vernon, WA
  38. 1.6 4 km (3 mi) SSE of Mount Vernon, WA
  39. 2.3 11 km (7 mi) W of Mount Vernon, WA
  40. 1.9 10 km (6 mi) NW of Mount Vernon, WA
  41. 1.7 41 km (25 mi) ENE of Mount Vernon, WA
  42. 2.9 41 km (26 mi) ENE of Mount Vernon, WA · felt by 40
  43. 2.6 41 km (25 mi) ENE of Mount Vernon, WA · felt by 78
  44. 2.1 4 km (3 mi) SE of Mount Vernon, WA · felt by 1
  45. 2.0 21 km (13 mi) NW of Mount Vernon, WA
  46. 2.2 11 km (7 mi) W of Mount Vernon, WA · felt by 1
  47. 2.1 11 km (7 mi) W of Mount Vernon, WA
  48. 2.1 11 km (7 mi) W of Mount Vernon, WA
  49. 1.9 11 km (7 mi) W of Mount Vernon, WA
  50. 1.9 17 km (10 mi) SW of Mount Vernon, 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 Mount Vernon time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Mount Vernon are listed even when they are further out.

On the map

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 3 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Mount Vernon:

  1. 6.0 San Juan Islands, Washington · 46 km NW of Mount Vernon
  2. 5.0 6 km W of Conway, Washington · 12 km SW of Mount Vernon
  3. 5.0 4 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 49 km NNE of Mount Vernon

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. 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

Big Lake 7 km · Sedro-Woolley 12 km · Stanwood 20 km · Anacortes 23 km · Ault Field 27 km · Oak Harbor 27 km · Arlington 29 km · Camano 31 km

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