Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Prairie Ridge, WA

M 2.5

Latest: 4:59 pm PDT on 24 October 2025 · 11 km (7 mi) E of Prairie Ridge, WA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Prairie Ridge was M 2.5, 11 km (7 mi) E of Prairie Ridge, WA, at 4:59 pm PDT on 24 October 2025. 3 people reported feeling it to USGS. 25 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 258 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 27
Largest since 2016: M 3.4 on 22 February 2025, 15 km (10 mi) N of Prairie Ridge, WA
Reported felt: 58 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 12 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 5 minutes ago · this page 02:51 UTC

The latest 50

2.1 15 km (10 mi) SSW of Prairie Ridge, WA Sep 22, 2026
4:15 pm PDT
1.8 21 km (13 mi) SSW of Prairie Ridge, WA Sep 4, 2026
3:08 pm PDT
1.9 14 km (9 mi) N of Prairie Ridge, WA Aug 7, 2026
9:55 pm PDT
1.7 20 km (12 mi) E of Prairie Ridge, WA Aug 4, 2026
5:04 pm PDT
1.7 20 km (12 mi) SSW of Prairie Ridge, WA Jul 28, 2026
3:59 pm PDT
1.6 12 km (7 mi) E of Prairie Ridge, WA Jul 26, 2026
1:02 pm PDT
1.6 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Prairie Ridge, WA Jul 6, 2026
3:57 pm PDT
1.7 24 km (15 mi) E of Prairie Ridge, WA Jun 29, 2026
12:34 pm PDT
1.6 13 km (8 mi) NNE of Prairie Ridge, WA Jun 27, 2026
8:09 pm PDT
1.7 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Prairie Ridge, WA Jun 20, 2026
6:26 pm PDT
1.5 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Prairie Ridge, WA Jun 19, 2026
3:33 pm PDT
2.0 9 km (6 mi) S of Prairie Ridge, WA · felt by 6 Jun 19, 2026
12:03 am PDT
1.7 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Prairie Ridge, WA Jun 5, 2026
1:12 pm PDT
1.5 23 km (14 mi) ENE of Prairie Ridge, WA May 29, 2026
12:59 pm PDT
1.5 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Prairie Ridge, WA May 8, 2026
3:12 pm PDT
1.6 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Prairie Ridge, WA Apr 23, 2026
3:53 pm PDT
1.6 18 km (11 mi) NNW of Prairie Ridge, WA Apr 22, 2026
4:36 pm PDT
1.6 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Prairie Ridge, WA Apr 10, 2026
4:07 pm PDT
1.5 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Prairie Ridge, WA Mar 18, 2026
1:28 pm PDT
1.8 20 km (13 mi) SE of Prairie Ridge, WA Mar 14, 2026
12:54 am PDT
1.5 28 km (17 mi) NW of Prairie Ridge, WA · felt by 1 Jan 29, 2026
12:58 pm PST
1.6 19 km (12 mi) E of Prairie Ridge, WA Dec 23, 2025
1:30 pm PST
1.5 30 km (18 mi) NW of Prairie Ridge, WA Dec 8, 2025
3:24 am PST
1.7 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Prairie Ridge, WA Oct 31, 2025
4:16 pm PDT
2.2 11 km (7 mi) E of Prairie Ridge, WA Oct 24, 2025
11:05 pm PDT
2.5 11 km (7 mi) E of Prairie Ridge, WA · felt by 3 Oct 24, 2025
4:59 pm PDT
1.8 11 km (7 mi) E of Prairie Ridge, WA Oct 24, 2025
1:25 am PDT
1.5 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Prairie Ridge, WA Sep 29, 2025
3:43 pm PDT
2.2 17 km (10 mi) ENE of Prairie Ridge, WA Aug 30, 2025
7:18 am PDT
1.6 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Prairie Ridge, WA Aug 25, 2025
11:08 am PDT
1.5 10 km (6 mi) SE of Prairie Ridge, WA Aug 22, 2025
6:07 am PDT
1.6 15 km (9 mi) ENE of Prairie Ridge, WA · felt by 1 Aug 18, 2025
3:00 pm PDT
1.8 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Prairie Ridge, WA Aug 13, 2025
4:09 pm PDT
1.8 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Prairie Ridge, WA Aug 9, 2025
5:26 pm PDT
1.6 10 km (6 mi) E of Prairie Ridge, WA Jul 30, 2025
7:17 pm PDT
1.5 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Prairie Ridge, WA Jul 29, 2025
4:07 pm PDT
2.1 18 km (11 mi) ENE of Prairie Ridge, WA Jul 10, 2025
1:25 am PDT
1.6 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Prairie Ridge, WA Jun 30, 2025
4:06 pm PDT
1.7 21 km (13 mi) SSW of Prairie Ridge, WA Jun 12, 2025
4:02 pm PDT
1.6 20 km (12 mi) SSW of Prairie Ridge, WA Jun 3, 2025
3:12 pm PDT
1.8 17 km (11 mi) ESE of Prairie Ridge, WA · felt by 1 May 11, 2025
8:34 am PDT
1.8 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Prairie Ridge, WA May 5, 2025
4:06 pm PDT
1.9 20 km (12 mi) SSW of Prairie Ridge, WA Apr 24, 2025
4:17 pm PDT
1.7 25 km (15 mi) E of Prairie Ridge, WA Apr 21, 2025
11:00 am PDT
1.8 12 km (7 mi) E of Prairie Ridge, WA Apr 16, 2025
11:31 pm PDT
1.8 25 km (15 mi) NW of Prairie Ridge, WA · felt by 1 Apr 16, 2025
6:09 pm PDT
1.8 11 km (7 mi) E of Prairie Ridge, WA Apr 4, 2025
7:38 am PDT
1.7 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Prairie Ridge, WA Apr 3, 2025
12:16 pm PDT
1.5 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Prairie Ridge, WA · felt by 1 Mar 13, 2025
3:53 pm PDT
1.8 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Prairie Ridge, WA Mar 3, 2025
4:06 pm PST

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 Prairie Ridge time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Prairie Ridge are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 4 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Prairie Ridge:

6.8 The 2001 Nisqually, Washington Earthquake · 44 km W of Prairie Ridge 2001
6.7 4 km WNW of Roy, Washington · 37 km WSW of Prairie Ridge 1949
6.7 1 km ENE of Dash Point, Washington · 29 km NW of Prairie Ridge 1965
5.0 3 km WSW of Des Moines, Washington · 32 km NNW of Prairie Ridge 1995

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearest mapped faults

Tacoma fault, 13 km from its surface trace
Seattle fault, 39 km from its surface trace
Rattlesnake Mountain fault, 39 km from its surface trace

USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.

Nearby towns

South Hill 9 km · Buckley 10 km · Enumclaw 14 km · Graham 14 km · Lakeland South 19 km

If you felt one

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Earthquakes in Washington, with the state's activity score

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