Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near Port Ludlow, WA
No earthquake was likely felt in Port Ludlow in the 24 hours to 3:00 am PDT (10:00 UTC). The last one was M 4.2, 58 km (36 mi) S, at 2:05 pm PDT on 29 September 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 9,329 felt reports to USGS.
M 2.9
Latest: 6:29 pm PDT on 15 September 2025 · 18 km (11 mi) NNE of Port Ludlow, WA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Port Ludlow was M 2.9, 18 km (11 mi) NNE of Port Ludlow, WA, at 6:29 pm PDT on 15 September 2025, 54 km deep. 71 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Port Ludlow was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 27 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Port Ludlow since; the newest is first in the list below.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Port Ludlow in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 0
- Last 30 days
- 1 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 2.4
- Last 12 months
- 27 · largest M 2.3 on 3 July 2026
- Since 2016
- 315 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.3 on 8 October 2023, 13 km (8 mi) NNW of Port Ludlow, WA
- Reported felt
- 71 of them have felt reports to USGS
- Nearest mapped fault
- Southern Whidbey Island fault, 15 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
- 1.2 5 km (3 mi) SSW of Port Ludlow, WA
- 2.1 30 km (18 mi) NW of Port Ludlow, WA
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) WNW of Port Ludlow, WA
- 1.6 20 km (13 mi) SW of Port Ludlow, WA
- 1.9 22 km (14 mi) N of Port Ludlow, WA
- 2.3 25 km (15 mi) SE of Port Ludlow, WA · felt by 2
- 1.6 5 km (3 mi) S of Port Ludlow, WA
- 1.6 6 km (4 mi) SSW of Port Ludlow, WA
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Port Ludlow, WA
- 2.1 7 km (4 mi) S of Port Ludlow, WA
- 1.6 23 km (15 mi) NNW of Port Ludlow, WA
- 2.0 21 km (13 mi) E of Port Ludlow, WA
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Port Ludlow, WA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) E of Port Ludlow, WA
- 1.7 23 km (14 mi) E of Port Ludlow, WA
- 2.0 23 km (14 mi) E of Port Ludlow, WA
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) WSW of Port Ludlow, WA
- 1.6 3 km (2 mi) SW of Port Ludlow, WA
- 1.7 19 km (12 mi) NNE of Port Ludlow, WA
- 1.9 6 km (4 mi) SSE of Port Ludlow, WA
- 1.5 6 km (4 mi) SSE of Port Ludlow, WA · felt by 1
- 1.6 6 km (3 mi) SSE of Port Ludlow, WA
- 1.5 4 km (2 mi) SSE of Port Ludlow, WA
- 1.8 19 km (12 mi) SW of Port Ludlow, WA
- 1.9 5 km (3 mi) SSW of Port Ludlow, WA
- 2.2 4 km (2 mi) SW of Port Ludlow, WA
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Port Ludlow, WA
- 1.9 15 km (10 mi) SW of Port Ludlow, WA
- 2.9 18 km (11 mi) NNE of Port Ludlow, WA · felt by 71
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) SE of Port Ludlow, WA · felt by 3
- 1.9 23 km (14 mi) SSE of Port Ludlow, WA · felt by 2
- 1.7 6 km (4 mi) SE of Port Ludlow, WA
- 2.9 25 km (15 mi) S of Port Ludlow, WA · felt by 128
- 1.6 5 km (3 mi) SE of Port Ludlow, WA
- 1.5 4 km (2 mi) S of Port Ludlow, WA
- 2.1 23 km (14 mi) N of Port Ludlow, WA · felt by 1
- 2.5 28 km (17 mi) N of Port Ludlow, WA · felt by 2
- 2.0 4 km (2 mi) SSE of Port Ludlow, WA
- 1.5 16 km (10 mi) SSW of Port Ludlow, WA
- 1.8 23 km (14 mi) SSE of Port Ludlow, WA
- 1.8 21 km (13 mi) E of Port Ludlow, WA
- 2.1 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Port Ludlow, WA
- 1.5 5 km (3 mi) S of Port Ludlow, WA · felt by 1
- 2.1 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Port Ludlow, WA
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) SE of Port Ludlow, WA
- 1.6 11 km (7 mi) SW of Port Ludlow, WA · felt by 1
- 1.5 17 km (11 mi) SW of Port Ludlow, WA · felt by 1
- 1.8 5 km (3 mi) SSW of Port Ludlow, WA
- 2.3 15 km (9 mi) SSW of Port Ludlow, WA · felt by 1
- 2.2 15 km (9 mi) SSW of Port Ludlow, 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 Port Ludlow time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Port Ludlow are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is Port Ludlow; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in Port Ludlow
The strongest shaking in Port Ludlow from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity III (weak), from the M 3.7 on 8 September 2022, 11 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 Port Ludlow (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 3.7 | 11 km | III · Weak · felt by 3,428 | |
| M 4.3 | 13 km | III · Weak · felt by 14,568 | |
| M 2.2 | 5 km | II · Weak · felt by 1 | |
| M 4.0 | 24 km | II · Weak · felt by 887 | |
| M 2.0 | 5 km | II · Weak · felt by 1 |
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 2 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Port Ludlow:
- 5.3 Eastern Olympic Peninsula, Washington · 27 km WSW of Port Ludlow
- 5.0 6 km W of Conway, Washington · 49 km NNE of Port Ludlow
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Southern Whidbey Island fault, 15 km from its surface trace
- Seattle fault, 34 km from its surface trace
- Utsalady Point fault, 38 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Poulsbo 21 km · Port Townsend 22 km · Edmonds 26 km · Mukilteo 28 km · Picnic Point-North Lynnwood 30 km · Lynnwood 30 km · Camano 30 km · Silverdale 31 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 Port Ludlow, 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.