Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Sudden Valley, WA
M 2.6
Latest: 1:01 pm PDT on 29 May 2026 · 20 km (12 mi) NNW of Sudden Valley, WA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Sudden Valley was M 2.6, 20 km (12 mi) NNW of Sudden Valley, WA, at 1:01 pm PDT on 29 May 2026. 7 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 129 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 15
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.2 on 6 September 2016, 5 km (3 mi) ENE of Sudden Valley, WA
- Reported felt
- 32 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.4 6 km (4 mi) ENE of Sudden Valley, WA
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Sudden Valley, WA
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) SE of Sudden Valley, WA
- 1.7 28 km (18 mi) SE of Sudden Valley, WA
- 2.2 28 km (18 mi) SE of Sudden Valley, WA · felt by 1
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) SW of Sudden Valley, WA
- 1.8 16 km (10 mi) E of Sudden Valley, WA
- 2.1 27 km (17 mi) SW of Sudden Valley, WA · felt by 1
- 2.6 20 km (12 mi) NNW of Sudden Valley, WA
- 2.0 27 km (17 mi) SW of Sudden Valley, WA · felt by 1
- 2.7 27 km (17 mi) SW of Sudden Valley, WA · felt by 26
- 2.1 26 km (16 mi) E of Sudden Valley, WA · felt by 2
- 1.6 14 km (9 mi) S of Sudden Valley, WA
- 1.9 28 km (17 mi) SSW of Sudden Valley, WA
- 2.0 20 km (12 mi) SW of Sudden Valley, WA
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) SE of Sudden Valley, WA
- 1.5 28 km (18 mi) SE of Sudden Valley, WA
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) SSE of Sudden Valley, WA
- 1.5 25 km (16 mi) WNW of Sudden Valley, WA
- 1.7 20 km (13 mi) SE of Sudden Valley, WA
- 2.0 15 km (10 mi) S of Sudden Valley, WA · felt by 1
- 1.6 25 km (16 mi) ESE of Sudden Valley, WA
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) NE of Sudden Valley, WA
- 2.6 25 km (16 mi) ESE of Sudden Valley, WA · felt by 3
- 1.6 28 km (18 mi) WNW of Sudden Valley, WA
- 1.8 28 km (18 mi) WNW of Sudden Valley, WA
- 1.9 13 km (8 mi) ESE of Sudden Valley, WA
- 1.9 25 km (15 mi) ESE of Sudden Valley, WA
- 1.8 25 km (16 mi) ESE of Sudden Valley, WA
- 2.0 14 km (9 mi) NNE of Sudden Valley, WA · felt by 1
- 1.5 19 km (12 mi) W of Sudden Valley, WA
- 1.9 16 km (10 mi) WNW of Sudden Valley, WA · felt by 1
- 2.2 16 km (10 mi) WNW of Sudden Valley, WA · felt by 1
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) SW of Sudden Valley, WA · felt by 1
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) WNW of Sudden Valley, WA
- 1.8 22 km (14 mi) WNW of Sudden Valley, WA
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Sudden Valley, WA
- 1.6 11 km (7 mi) NW of Sudden Valley, WA
- 1.7 17 km (10 mi) NW of Sudden Valley, WA
- 1.7 19 km (12 mi) NNE of Sudden Valley, WA
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) SE of Sudden Valley, WA
- 1.8 12 km (8 mi) NE of Sudden Valley, WA
- 1.9 13 km (8 mi) ESE of Sudden Valley, WA
- 1.7 17 km (11 mi) NNE of Sudden Valley, WA
- 2.1 17 km (10 mi) NE of Sudden Valley, WA · felt by 7
- 2.2 15 km (9 mi) NW of Sudden Valley, WA
- 2.3 19 km (12 mi) SSE of Sudden Valley, WA
- 1.7 20 km (12 mi) S of Sudden Valley, WA
- 2.6 22 km (14 mi) SSE of Sudden Valley, WA · felt by 4
- 2.0 19 km (12 mi) NE of Sudden Valley, 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 Sudden Valley time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Sudden Valley are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Sudden Valley; 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 Sudden Valley:
- 6.0 San Juan Islands, Washington · 33 km W of Sudden Valley
- 5.5 21 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 49 km W of Sudden Valley
- 5.0 6 km W of Conway, Washington · 44 km S of Sudden Valley
- 5.0 4 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 19 km NE of Sudden Valley
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Birch Bay fault, 18 km from its surface trace
- Sandy Point fault, 24 km from its surface trace
- Boulder Creek-Canyon Creek fault, 26 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Bellingham 11 km · Marietta 19 km · Ferndale 23 km · Sedro-Woolley 26 km · Anacortes 30 km · Mount Vernon 34 km · Big Lake 36 km
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- Earthquakes in Washington, with the state's activity score
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