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Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Port Orchard, WA

M 4.2

Latest: 2:05 pm PDT on 29 September 2026 · 17 km (10 mi) SSW of Port Orchard, WA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Port Orchard was M 4.2, 17 km (10 mi) SSW of Port Orchard, WA, at 2:05 pm PDT on 29 September 2026. 9,329 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
477 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months
32
Largest since 2016
M 4.2 on 29 September 2026, 17 km (10 mi) SSW of Port Orchard, WA
Reported felt
128 of them have felt reports to USGS

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

The latest 50

  1. 1.6 15 km (10 mi) SSW of Port Orchard, WA
  2. 1.9 16 km (10 mi) SSW of Port Orchard, WA · felt by 3
  3. 4.2 17 km (10 mi) SSW of Port Orchard, WA · felt by 9,329
  4. 1.7 8 km (5 mi) NNE of Port Orchard, WA
  5. 1.5 27 km (16 mi) E of Port Orchard, WA
  6. 2.2 19 km (12 mi) S of Port Orchard, WA · felt by 1
  7. 1.5 12 km (8 mi) SW of Port Orchard, WA
  8. 2.3 28 km (18 mi) NNE of Port Orchard, WA · felt by 2
  9. 1.9 16 km (10 mi) E of Port Orchard, WA
  10. 2.8 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Port Orchard, WA · felt by 63
  11. 1.8 12 km (8 mi) WNW of Port Orchard, WA
  12. 1.7 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Port Orchard, WA
  13. 2.4 14 km (9 mi) SW of Port Orchard, WA · felt by 1
  14. 1.9 5 km (3 mi) E of Port Orchard, WA · felt by 2
  15. 2.0 14 km (8 mi) W of Port Orchard, WA
  16. 1.9 6 km (4 mi) NE of Port Orchard, WA
  17. 1.5 10 km (6 mi) WNW of Port Orchard, WA
  18. 2.1 8 km (5 mi) SW of Port Orchard, WA
  19. 1.7 23 km (14 mi) W of Port Orchard, WA
  20. 1.6 7 km (4 mi) NE of Port Orchard, WA
  21. 2.6 7 km (4 mi) NE of Port Orchard, WA · felt by 6
  22. 2.3 11 km (7 mi) SW of Port Orchard, WA
  23. 2.4 9 km (6 mi) SW of Port Orchard, WA
  24. 1.8 9 km (6 mi) SSW of Port Orchard, WA
  25. 1.9 27 km (17 mi) W of Port Orchard, WA
  26. 2.8 10 km (7 mi) W of Port Orchard, WA · felt by 17
  27. 1.8 9 km (5 mi) W of Port Orchard, WA
  28. 1.8 11 km (7 mi) NE of Port Orchard, WA · felt by 3
  29. 1.5 28 km (18 mi) SE of Port Orchard, WA
  30. 1.5 28 km (17 mi) E of Port Orchard, WA
  31. 1.7 28 km (17 mi) E of Port Orchard, WA
  32. 2.0 9 km (6 mi) W of Port Orchard, WA
  33. 1.6 8 km (5 mi) NNE of Port Orchard, WA · felt by 1
  34. 1.7 24 km (15 mi) W of Port Orchard, WA
  35. 1.6 19 km (12 mi) WSW of Port Orchard, WA
  36. 1.9 29 km (18 mi) NE of Port Orchard, WA · felt by 3
  37. 1.9 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Port Orchard, WA · felt by 2
  38. 1.5 27 km (17 mi) SE of Port Orchard, WA
  39. 2.1 17 km (11 mi) ESE of Port Orchard, WA
  40. 1.8 12 km (7 mi) NNE of Port Orchard, WA · felt by 1
  41. 2.9 18 km (11 mi) N of Port Orchard, WA · felt by 128
  42. 1.7 14 km (9 mi) ENE of Port Orchard, WA
  43. 2.1 30 km (18 mi) SSW of Port Orchard, WA
  44. 2.5 21 km (13 mi) W of Port Orchard, WA · felt by 3
  45. 1.8 20 km (13 mi) N of Port Orchard, WA
  46. 1.7 28 km (17 mi) SE of Port Orchard, WA
  47. 1.9 5 km (3 mi) SW of Port Orchard, WA
  48. 1.6 24 km (15 mi) E of Port Orchard, WA
  49. 1.8 17 km (10 mi) W of Port Orchard, WA · felt by 1
  50. 1.7 9 km (5 mi) NNE of Port Orchard, 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 Orchard time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Port Orchard are listed even when they are further out.

On the map

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 6 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Port Orchard; the five largest:

  1. 6.8 The 2001 Nisqually, Washington Earthquake · 44 km S of Port Orchard
  2. 6.7 1 km ENE of Dash Point, Washington · 29 km SE of Port Orchard
  3. 6.1 Puget Sound region, Washington · 18 km SSW of Port Orchard
  4. 5.8 Puget Sound area, Washington · 35 km SW of Port Orchard
  5. 5.3 Eastern Olympic Peninsula, Washington · 40 km NW of Port Orchard

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

Bremerton 3 km · Enetai 6 km · Tracyton 8 km · Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake 8 km · Maplewood 17 km · Belfair 17 km · Wauna 18 km · Seabeck 18 km

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