Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near Navy Yard City, WA
No earthquake was likely felt in Navy Yard City in the 24 hours to 2:19 am PDT (09:19 UTC). The last one was M 4.2, 18 km (11 mi) SSW, 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 · 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Navy Yard City, WA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Navy Yard City was M 4.2, 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Navy Yard City, 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 Navy Yard City was intensity III (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 5 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Navy Yard City since; the newest is first in the list below.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Navy Yard City in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 6 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 3.8
- Last 12 months
- 35 · largest M 4.2 on 29 September 2026
- Since 2016
- 503 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.2 on 29 September 2026, 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Navy Yard City, WA
- Reported felt
- 136 of them have felt reports to USGS
- Nearest mapped fault
- Seattle fault, under 1 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
- 2.0 7 km (5 mi) NNE of Navy Yard City, WA
- 2.0 7 km (4 mi) NNE of Navy Yard City, WA · felt by 1
- 1.8 7 km (4 mi) NNE of Navy Yard City, WA
- 1.6 16 km (10 mi) S of Navy Yard City, WA
- 1.9 17 km (10 mi) SSW of Navy Yard City, WA · felt by 3
- 4.2 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Navy Yard City, WA · felt by 9,329
- 1.7 7 km (5 mi) NNE of Navy Yard City, WA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) NNW of Navy Yard City, WA
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) E of Navy Yard City, WA
- 2.2 20 km (13 mi) S of Navy Yard City, WA · felt by 1
- 1.5 11 km (7 mi) SW of Navy Yard City, WA
- 2.3 28 km (18 mi) NE of Navy Yard City, WA · felt by 2
- 1.7 30 km (18 mi) WSW of Navy Yard City, WA
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Navy Yard City, WA
- 1.9 18 km (11 mi) E of Navy Yard City, WA
- 2.8 20 km (12 mi) S of Navy Yard City, WA · felt by 63
- 1.8 10 km (6 mi) W of Navy Yard City, WA
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Navy Yard City, WA
- 2.4 14 km (9 mi) SW of Navy Yard City, WA · felt by 1
- 1.9 7 km (4 mi) E of Navy Yard City, WA · felt by 2
- 2.0 12 km (7 mi) W of Navy Yard City, WA
- 1.9 6 km (4 mi) ENE of Navy Yard City, WA
- 1.5 8 km (5 mi) WNW of Navy Yard City, WA
- 2.1 9 km (5 mi) SSW of Navy Yard City, WA
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) W of Navy Yard City, WA
- 1.6 8 km (5 mi) ENE of Navy Yard City, WA
- 2.6 8 km (5 mi) ENE of Navy Yard City, WA · felt by 6
- 2.3 10 km (6 mi) SW of Navy Yard City, WA
- 2.4 9 km (6 mi) SW of Navy Yard City, WA
- 1.8 10 km (6 mi) SSW of Navy Yard City, WA
- 1.9 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Navy Yard City, WA
- 2.8 9 km (5 mi) WSW of Navy Yard City, WA · felt by 17
- 1.8 7 km (4 mi) W of Navy Yard City, WA
- 1.8 12 km (7 mi) NE of Navy Yard City, WA · felt by 3
- 2.0 8 km (5 mi) WSW of Navy Yard City, WA
- 1.6 8 km (5 mi) NE of Navy Yard City, WA · felt by 1
- 1.7 22 km (14 mi) WSW of Navy Yard City, WA
- 1.6 18 km (11 mi) SW of Navy Yard City, WA
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) NE of Navy Yard City, WA · felt by 3
- 1.9 23 km (14 mi) NNE of Navy Yard City, WA · felt by 2
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) SE of Navy Yard City, WA
- 2.1 20 km (12 mi) ESE of Navy Yard City, WA
- 1.8 11 km (7 mi) NNE of Navy Yard City, WA · felt by 1
- 2.9 17 km (11 mi) N of Navy Yard City, WA · felt by 128
- 1.7 16 km (10 mi) E of Navy Yard City, WA
- 2.5 18 km (11 mi) W of Navy Yard City, WA · felt by 3
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) NNW of Navy Yard City, WA
- 1.8 19 km (12 mi) NNE of Navy Yard City, WA
- 1.9 5 km (3 mi) S of Navy Yard City, WA
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Navy Yard City, 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 Navy Yard City time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Navy Yard City are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is Navy Yard City; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in Navy Yard City
The strongest shaking in Navy Yard City from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity III (weak), from the M 4.2 on 29 September 2026, 18 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 Navy Yard City (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 4.2 | 18 km | III · Weak · felt by 9,329 | |
| M 4.1 | 29 km | III · Weak · felt by 3,359 | |
| M 3.5 | 7 km | III · Weak · felt by 960 | |
| M 3.4 | 7 km | II · Weak · felt by 751 | |
| M 3.4 | 11 km | II · Weak · felt by 568 |
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 Navy Yard City; the five largest:
- 6.8 The 2001 Nisqually, Washington Earthquake · 45 km S of Navy Yard City
- 6.7 1 km ENE of Dash Point, Washington · 32 km SE of Navy Yard City
- 6.1 Puget Sound region, Washington · 18 km SSW of Navy Yard City
- 5.8 Puget Sound area, Washington · 35 km SSW of Navy Yard City
- 5.3 Eastern Olympic Peninsula, Washington · 37 km NW of Navy Yard City
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Seattle fault, under 1 km from its surface trace
- Tacoma fault, 18 km from its surface trace
- Southern Whidbey Island fault, 32 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Port Orchard 3 km · Bremerton 3 km · Enetai 6 km · Silverdale 10 km · Bainbridge Island 13 km · Vashon 19 km · Poulsbo 20 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 Navy Yard City, 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.