Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Rochester, WA
M 1.6
Latest: 10:17 am PDT on 26 August 2026 · 6 km (4 mi) NE of Rochester, WA
The most recent earthquake near Rochester was M 1.6, 6 km (4 mi) NE of Rochester, WA, at 10:17 am PDT on 26 August 2026.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 35 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 6
- Largest since 2016
- M 2.3 on 21 February 2025, 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Rochester, WA
- Reported felt
- 4 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 35
- 1.6 6 km (4 mi) NE of Rochester, WA
- 1.7 9 km (6 mi) WNW of Rochester, WA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) NNE of Rochester, WA
- 1.8 28 km (17 mi) SW of Rochester, WA
- 2.1 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Rochester, WA
- 1.7 12 km (7 mi) WNW of Rochester, WA
- 2.2 8 km (5 mi) E of Rochester, WA
- 1.5 27 km (16 mi) WSW of Rochester, WA
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) S of Rochester, WA · felt by 1
- 1.7 30 km (19 mi) N of Rochester, WA
- 2.3 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Rochester, WA · felt by 1
- 1.9 25 km (15 mi) W of Rochester, WA
- 1.6 11 km (7 mi) WNW of Rochester, WA · felt by 1
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Rochester, WA
- 1.6 13 km (8 mi) WNW of Rochester, WA
- 1.5 12 km (7 mi) WNW of Rochester, WA
- 1.6 19 km (12 mi) NNE of Rochester, WA
- 1.6 8 km (5 mi) WNW of Rochester, WA
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) SE of Rochester, WA
- 1.7 11 km (7 mi) WNW of Rochester, WA
- 1.7 30 km (19 mi) NW of Rochester, WA
- 1.5 24 km (15 mi) SE of Rochester, WA
- 2.1 20 km (13 mi) S of Rochester, WA
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) N of Rochester, WA
- 1.7 5 km (3 mi) WNW of Rochester, WA
- 1.6 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Rochester, WA
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) SSE of Rochester, WA
- 1.6 in Rochester, WA
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) N of Rochester, WA
- 2.0 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Rochester, WA · felt by 1
- 1.8 23 km (14 mi) NNE of Rochester, WA
- 1.7 15 km (9 mi) N of Rochester, WA
- 2.0 21 km (13 mi) E of Rochester, WA
- 1.7 22 km (14 mi) SSW of Rochester, WA
- 1.6 30 km (19 mi) WNW of Rochester, 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 Rochester time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Rochester are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Rochester; dots are the 35 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 5 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Rochester:
- 6.8 The 2001 Nisqually, Washington Earthquake · 46 km NE of Rochester
- 6.7 4 km WNW of Roy, Washington · 44 km ENE of Rochester
- 5.8 8 km N of Satsop, Washington · 40 km NW of Rochester
- 5.1 Olympic Peninsula, Washington · 48 km NNW of Rochester
- 5.0 18 km N of Satsop, Washington · 49 km NW of Rochester
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Olympia structure, 29 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Centralia 16 km · McCleary 29 km
If you felt one
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- Earthquakes in Washington, with the state's activity score
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