Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near Smokey Point, WA
No earthquake was likely felt in Smokey Point in the 24 hours to 7:54 pm PST (03:54 UTC). The last one was M 2.6, 20 km (12 mi) ESE, at 2:29 pm PDT on 30 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town.
M 3.4
Latest: 4:47 pm PST on 16 November 2023 · 15 km (10 mi) WNW of Smokey Point, WA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Smokey Point was M 3.4, 15 km (10 mi) WNW of Smokey Point, WA, at 4:47 pm PST on 16 November 2023, 17 km deep. 493 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Smokey Point was intensity III (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 55 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Smokey Point since; the newest is first in the list below.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Smokey Point in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 0
- Last 30 days
- 1 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 2.1
- Last 12 months
- 21 · largest M 2.6 on 30 October 2026
- Since 2016
- 278 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.4 on 11 May 2017, 30 km (19 mi) SW of Smokey Point, WA
- Reported felt
- 117 of them have felt reports to USGS
- Nearest mapped fault
- Southern Whidbey Island fault, 23 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
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Earthquake alerts for Smokey Point, WA
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The last 30 days
The latest 50
- 2.6 20 km (12 mi) ESE of Smokey Point, WA
- 1.7 20 km (13 mi) ESE of Smokey Point, WA
- 1.6 20 km (12 mi) NNE of Smokey Point, WA
- 1.5 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Smokey Point, WA
- 1.5 20 km (12 mi) ESE of Smokey Point, WA
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Smokey Point, WA
- 1.7 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Smokey Point, WA
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Smokey Point, WA
- 1.5 7 km (4 mi) NNE of Smokey Point, WA
- 1.5 20 km (12 mi) ESE of Smokey Point, WA
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) SW of Smokey Point, WA
- 1.5 16 km (10 mi) SW of Smokey Point, WA
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Smokey Point, WA
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Smokey Point, WA
- 2.0 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Smokey Point, WA
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) NNW of Smokey Point, WA
- 1.7 20 km (13 mi) ESE of Smokey Point, WA · felt by 1
- 2.1 28 km (17 mi) NNW of Smokey Point, WA · felt by 1
- 1.9 30 km (19 mi) NW of Smokey Point, WA
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Smokey Point, WA · felt by 1
- 1.7 16 km (10 mi) WNW of Smokey Point, WA
- 1.7 20 km (12 mi) ESE of Smokey Point, WA
- 1.7 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Smokey Point, WA · felt by 1
- 1.8 30 km (18 mi) NNW of Smokey Point, WA
- 2.2 30 km (19 mi) NNW of Smokey Point, WA · felt by 2
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Smokey Point, WA
- 1.5 20 km (13 mi) ESE of Smokey Point, WA · felt by 1
- 1.8 30 km (18 mi) ENE of Smokey Point, WA
- 2.0 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Smokey Point, WA
- 1.8 28 km (17 mi) SW of Smokey Point, WA
- 1.6 20 km (12 mi) ESE of Smokey Point, WA · felt by 3
- 2.1 27 km (17 mi) SW of Smokey Point, WA
- 1.7 20 km (12 mi) ESE of Smokey Point, WA
- 1.7 16 km (10 mi) WSW of Smokey Point, WA
- 1.9 20 km (13 mi) WNW of Smokey Point, WA
- 2.3 20 km (12 mi) SSE of Smokey Point, WA
- 1.6 18 km (11 mi) ESE of Smokey Point, WA · felt by 1
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Smokey Point, WA
- 1.7 12 km (7 mi) N of Smokey Point, WA · felt by 12
- 1.9 30 km (18 mi) SE of Smokey Point, WA
- 1.7 28 km (17 mi) SW of Smokey Point, WA
- 1.7 20 km (12 mi) ESE of Smokey Point, WA · felt by 2
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Smokey Point, WA
- 1.7 23 km (14 mi) ESE of Smokey Point, WA
- 1.6 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Smokey Point, WA
- 1.7 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Smokey Point, WA
- 1.5 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Smokey Point, WA · felt by 3
- 1.5 20 km (12 mi) ESE of Smokey Point, WA
- 1.8 20 km (12 mi) ESE of Smokey Point, WA · felt by 1
- 1.5 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Smokey Point, 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 Smokey Point time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Smokey Point are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is Smokey Point; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in Smokey Point
The strongest shaking in Smokey Point from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity III (weak), from the M 3.4 on 16 November 2023, 15 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 Smokey Point (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 3.4 | 15 km | III · Weak · felt by 493 | |
| M 3.4 | 29 km | II · Weak · felt by 244 | |
| M 3.4 | 29 km | II · Weak · felt by 197 | |
| M 2.9 | 18 km | II · Weak · felt by 31 | |
| M 3.4 | 30 km | II · Weak · felt by 594 |
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 3 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Smokey Point:
- 5.4 8 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 49 km SSE of Smokey Point
- 5.0 4 km ENE of Machias, Washington · 22 km SE of Smokey Point
- 5.0 6 km W of Conway, Washington · 27 km NW of Smokey Point
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Southern Whidbey Island fault, 23 km from its surface trace
- Utsalady Point fault, 24 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Arlington 7 km · Marysville 11 km · Lake Stevens 18 km · Everett 19 km · Camano 26 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 Smokey Point, 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.