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Every recorded earthquake within 30 km

Earthquakes near Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA

No earthquake was likely felt in Picnic Point-North Lynnwood in the 24 hours to 1:03 am PDT (08:03 UTC). The last one was M 4.2, 61 km (38 mi) SSW, at 2:05 pm PDT on 29 September 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 9,329 felt reports to USGS.

M 3.0

Latest: 5:42 am PST on 24 February 2026 · 19 km (12 mi) E of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Picnic Point-North Lynnwood was M 3.0, 19 km (12 mi) E of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA, at 5:42 am PST on 24 February 2026, 26 km deep. 476 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Picnic Point-North Lynnwood was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 17 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Picnic Point-North Lynnwood since; the newest is first in the list below.

No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood in the last 24 hours.

Last 24 hours
0
Last 7 days
0
Last 30 days
1 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 2.2
Last 12 months
30 · largest M 3.0 on 24 February 2026
Since 2016
286 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
Largest since 2016
M 4.6 on 12 July 2019, 21 km (13 mi) E of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA
Reported felt
81 of them have felt reports to USGS
Nearest mapped fault
Southern Whidbey Island 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

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The last 30 days

Sep 14 Sep 29 Oct 13
Each mark is a day's largest quake within range; its size is the magnitude. The shaded band is the magnitude a day's largest quake normally falls in here (M1.6–M2.0), from this place's own 10-year record. A mark above the band is a bigger day than usual.

The latest 50

  1. 1.7 3 km (2 mi) ENE of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA
  2. 1.5 24 km (15 mi) ESE of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA
  3. 1.6 14 km (9 mi) S of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA
  4. 2.3 16 km (10 mi) SW of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA · felt by 2
  5. 1.5 19 km (12 mi) E of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA
  6. 1.6 28 km (18 mi) W of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA
  7. 2.0 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA
  8. 1.7 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA
  9. 1.6 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA
  10. 1.5 7 km (5 mi) SW of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA
  11. 1.6 25 km (15 mi) E of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA
  12. 2.1 30 km (18 mi) W of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA
  13. 1.8 14 km (9 mi) SSW of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA
  14. 2.0 24 km (15 mi) E of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA
  15. 2.0 11 km (7 mi) NW of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA
  16. 1.5 23 km (14 mi) NNW of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA
  17. 1.6 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA
  18. 3.0 19 km (12 mi) E of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA · felt by 476
  19. 1.7 12 km (7 mi) NNW of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA
  20. 2.0 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA
  21. 1.6 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA · felt by 1
  22. 1.7 25 km (16 mi) SSE of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA
  23. 1.9 27 km (17 mi) W of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA
  24. 1.5 27 km (17 mi) W of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA · felt by 1
  25. 1.6 27 km (17 mi) W of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA
  26. 1.5 27 km (17 mi) W of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA
  27. 1.7 13 km (8 mi) S of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA
  28. 1.5 15 km (9 mi) ENE of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA · felt by 1
  29. 1.5 8 km (5 mi) SSW of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA
  30. 1.5 30 km (18 mi) SSE of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA
  31. 1.7 24 km (15 mi) ESE of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA
  32. 1.9 15 km (10 mi) SSW of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA · felt by 3
  33. 1.9 23 km (14 mi) SW of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA · felt by 2
  34. 1.7 25 km (16 mi) W of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA
  35. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA
  36. 1.9 22 km (14 mi) ESE of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA
  37. 1.6 26 km (16 mi) W of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA
  38. 1.5 29 km (18 mi) W of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA
  39. 2.0 28 km (17 mi) W of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA
  40. 1.8 28 km (17 mi) WSW of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA
  41. 1.8 13 km (8 mi) NW of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA
  42. 1.7 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA
  43. 2.8 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA · felt by 35
  44. 2.1 9 km (6 mi) SSW of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA
  45. 1.5 30 km (18 mi) W of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA · felt by 1
  46. 2.1 14 km (9 mi) NW of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA
  47. 1.5 20 km (13 mi) SW of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA
  48. 1.6 24 km (15 mi) E of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA · felt by 1
  49. 1.7 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, WA
  50. 1.7 29 km (18 mi) NNW of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, 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 Picnic Point-North Lynnwood time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Picnic Point-North Lynnwood are listed even when they are further out.

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On the map

The white circle is Picnic Point-North Lynnwood; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Estimated shaking in Picnic Point-North Lynnwood

The strongest shaking in Picnic Point-North Lynnwood from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity III (weak), from the M 4.6 on 12 July 2019, 21 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.

MagnitudeWhenDistanceShaking in Picnic Point-North Lynnwood (est.)
M 4.6 21 kmIII · Weak · felt by 11,682
M 3.4 17 kmII · Weak · felt by 594
M 3.5 20 kmII · Weak · felt by 2,925
M 3.0 19 kmII · Weak · felt by 476
M 2.7 7 kmII · Weak · felt by 35

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. 4 of these 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 3 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood:

  1. 5.4 8 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 33 km ESE of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood
  2. 5.2 9 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 37 km ESE of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood
  3. 5.0 4 km ENE of Machias, Washington · 27 km NE of Picnic Point-North Lynnwood

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. 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

Martha Lake 4 km · Lynnwood 5 km · Mill Creek 7 km · Bothell West 8 km · Mountlake Terrace 8 km · Edmonds 8 km · Mill Creek East 9 km · Mukilteo 9 km

Be ready

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