Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Seattle, WA

M 2.6

Latest: 3:58 pm PST on 25 January 2026 · 18 km (11 mi) W of Seattle, WA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Seattle was M 2.6, 18 km (11 mi) W of Seattle, WA, at 3:58 pm PST on 25 January 2026. 6 people reported feeling it to USGS. 20 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 446 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 28
Largest since 2016: M 3.5 on 11 May 2017, 19 km (12 mi) W of Seattle, WA
Reported felt: 125 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 17 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 5 minutes ago · this page 01:01 UTC

The latest 50

2.0 24 km (15 mi) SE of Seattle, WA Sep 20, 2026
11:00 am PDT
1.5 25 km (16 mi) E of Seattle, WA Aug 14, 2026
5:58 am PDT
1.7 21 km (13 mi) W of Seattle, WA Aug 11, 2026
4:26 pm PDT
1.6 43 km (27 mi) WNW of Seattle, WA Aug 3, 2026
2:56 pm PDT
1.5 8 km (5 mi) SSE of Seattle, WA Aug 1, 2026
10:00 am PDT
1.6 15 km (9 mi) N of Seattle, WA Jul 4, 2026
1:08 pm PDT
2.3 20 km (12 mi) NNW of Seattle, WA · felt by 2 Jul 3, 2026
8:55 am PDT
1.9 11 km (7 mi) SW of Seattle, WA Jun 23, 2026
7:08 am PDT
1.7 10 km (6 mi) ENE of Seattle, WA May 16, 2026
12:13 pm PDT
1.6 10 km (6 mi) ENE of Seattle, WA May 15, 2026
11:34 pm PDT
1.5 23 km (14 mi) N of Seattle, WA Apr 25, 2026
11:37 pm PDT
2.0 23 km (14 mi) SE of Seattle, WA · felt by 1 Apr 16, 2026
11:52 am PDT
1.8 15 km (9 mi) N of Seattle, WA Apr 1, 2026
9:21 am PDT
1.9 19 km (12 mi) WSW of Seattle, WA · felt by 2 Mar 22, 2026
5:12 am PDT
2.0 37 km (23 mi) N of Seattle, WA Mar 13, 2026
7:44 am PDT
2.0 37 km (23 mi) WSW of Seattle, WA Mar 2, 2026
9:58 pm PST
1.9 20 km (12 mi) W of Seattle, WA Feb 22, 2026
5:05 pm PST
1.6 10 km (7 mi) ENE of Seattle, WA · felt by 1 Feb 18, 2026
8:27 pm PST
2.1 31 km (19 mi) WSW of Seattle, WA Jan 28, 2026
2:06 pm PST
1.6 18 km (11 mi) W of Seattle, WA Jan 25, 2026
4:00 pm PST
2.6 18 km (11 mi) W of Seattle, WA · felt by 6 Jan 25, 2026
3:58 pm PST
3.0 27 km (17 mi) E of Seattle, WA · felt by 289 Jan 21, 2026
8:22 pm PST
2.3 34 km (21 mi) WSW of Seattle, WA Jan 14, 2026
1:54 am PST
2.4 33 km (21 mi) WSW of Seattle, WA Jan 14, 2026
1:54 am PST
1.7 12 km (7 mi) ENE of Seattle, WA Jan 3, 2026
8:00 am PST
2.8 34 km (21 mi) WSW of Seattle, WA · felt by 17 Dec 24, 2025
11:58 pm PST
1.8 32 km (20 mi) WSW of Seattle, WA Dec 22, 2025
1:21 pm PST
1.8 17 km (10 mi) W of Seattle, WA · felt by 3 Dec 17, 2025
1:37 pm PST
1.5 29 km (18 mi) S of Seattle, WA Dec 8, 2025
3:24 am PST
1.9 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Seattle, WA Dec 6, 2025
10:05 pm PST
1.7 16 km (10 mi) N of Seattle, WA Dec 3, 2025
1:19 am PST
1.5 11 km (7 mi) SSE of Seattle, WA Nov 18, 2025
2:50 pm PST
1.7 10 km (6 mi) SSE of Seattle, WA Nov 18, 2025
10:21 am PST
1.8 44 km (27 mi) WNW of Seattle, WA Nov 17, 2025
6:53 am PST
2.0 33 km (21 mi) WSW of Seattle, WA Oct 28, 2025
5:54 am PDT
1.5 22 km (13 mi) N of Seattle, WA Oct 24, 2025
4:24 am PDT
1.9 47 km (29 mi) NW of Seattle, WA Oct 23, 2025
5:47 am PDT
1.5 12 km (8 mi) E of Seattle, WA Oct 21, 2025
6:53 am PDT
1.7 10 km (6 mi) ESE of Seattle, WA Oct 13, 2025
5:55 am PDT
1.6 19 km (12 mi) W of Seattle, WA · felt by 1 Sep 16, 2025
7:47 pm PDT
1.9 16 km (10 mi) NNW of Seattle, WA · felt by 3 Aug 25, 2025
5:41 am PDT
1.9 22 km (14 mi) NW of Seattle, WA · felt by 2 Aug 24, 2025
1:57 pm PDT
1.5 27 km (17 mi) S of Seattle, WA Aug 15, 2025
7:40 pm PDT
2.1 16 km (10 mi) SSW of Seattle, WA Aug 15, 2025
12:13 pm PDT
1.8 20 km (12 mi) W of Seattle, WA · felt by 1 Aug 6, 2025
3:14 am PDT
2.9 25 km (15 mi) WNW of Seattle, WA · felt by 128 Aug 2, 2025
9:20 am PDT
1.6 15 km (10 mi) E of Seattle, WA Jul 26, 2025
8:01 am PDT
1.9 28 km (18 mi) NE of Seattle, WA Jul 25, 2025
8:53 am PDT
1.7 10 km (6 mi) WSW of Seattle, WA Jul 10, 2025
4:10 pm PDT
1.5 41 km (25 mi) WNW of Seattle, WA Jun 15, 2025
8:22 pm PDT

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

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The white circle is Seattle; dots are the 50 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 Seattle:

6.7 1 km ENE of Dash Point, Washington · 32 km S of Seattle 1965
6.1 Puget Sound region, Washington · 39 km SW of Seattle 1939
5.4 8 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 38 km ENE of Seattle 1996
5.2 9 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 41 km ENE of Seattle 1932
5.0 3 km WSW of Des Moines, Washington · 24 km S of Seattle 1995

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

Nearest mapped faults

Seattle fault, 3 km from its surface trace
Southern Whidbey Island fault, 12 km from its surface trace
Rattlesnake Mountain fault, 27 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Mercer Island 9 km · Bellevue 10 km · Boulevard Park 10 km · Burien 15 km · Shoreline 17 km · Redmond 17 km

If you felt one

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Earthquakes in Washington, with the state's activity score

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