Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near Sultan, WA
No earthquake was likely felt in Sultan in the 24 hours to 3:45 am PDT (10:45 UTC). The last one was M 4.2, 85 km (53 mi) SW, at 2:05 pm PDT on 29 September 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 9,329 felt reports to USGS.
M 2.5
Latest: 1:06 am PDT on 26 June 2026 · 26 km (16 mi) S of Sultan, WA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Sultan was M 2.5, 26 km (16 mi) S of Sultan, WA, at 1:06 am PDT on 26 June 2026, 17 km deep. 12 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Sultan was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 11 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Sultan since; the newest is first in the list below.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Sultan in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 1
- Last 30 days
- 3 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 3.3
- Last 12 months
- 35 · largest M 3.0 on 24 February 2026
- Since 2016
- 429 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.6 on 12 July 2019, 15 km (9 mi) W of Sultan, WA
- Reported felt
- 194 of them have felt reports to USGS
- Nearest mapped fault
- Southern Whidbey Island fault, 12 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
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings or forecasts. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert and the MyShake app.
The last 30 days
The latest 50
- 1.7 12 km (7 mi) E of Sultan, WA
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) NNW of Sultan, WA
- 2.1 28 km (17 mi) S of Sultan, WA · felt by 1
- 1.7 12 km (8 mi) E of Sultan, WA
- 1.5 14 km (9 mi) WSW of Sultan, WA
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) NNW of Sultan, WA
- 1.5 28 km (18 mi) SSW of Sultan, WA
- 2.2 14 km (8 mi) NE of Sultan, WA · felt by 4
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Sultan, WA
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) NNW of Sultan, WA
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Sultan, WA
- 2.5 26 km (16 mi) S of Sultan, WA · felt by 12
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Sultan, WA
- 1.5 17 km (11 mi) W of Sultan, WA
- 2.0 17 km (10 mi) WNW of Sultan, WA
- 2.1 28 km (17 mi) S of Sultan, WA
- 1.8 28 km (17 mi) S of Sultan, WA
- 1.7 28 km (17 mi) S of Sultan, WA
- 1.6 11 km (7 mi) SSW of Sultan, WA
- 1.6 12 km (8 mi) WSW of Sultan, WA
- 1.6 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Sultan, WA
- 1.8 6 km (4 mi) NNW of Sultan, WA
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Sultan, WA
- 1.7 8 km (5 mi) NNW of Sultan, WA · felt by 1
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) S of Sultan, WA
- 2.4 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Sultan, WA · felt by 19
- 2.0 12 km (8 mi) WSW of Sultan, WA
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) S of Sultan, WA
- 3.0 17 km (11 mi) WSW of Sultan, WA · felt by 476
- 1.6 25 km (15 mi) S of Sultan, WA
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) S of Sultan, WA · felt by 1
- 3.0 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Sultan, WA · felt by 289
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) NNW of Sultan, WA · felt by 1
- 2.4 10 km (6 mi) N of Sultan, WA · felt by 20
- 1.5 22 km (14 mi) WNW of Sultan, WA · felt by 1
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Sultan, WA
- 1.7 27 km (16 mi) NNW of Sultan, WA · felt by 1
- 1.7 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Sultan, WA
- 2.1 28 km (17 mi) S of Sultan, WA
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) NNW of Sultan, WA
- 1.9 20 km (12 mi) WSW of Sultan, WA
- 2.2 22 km (14 mi) SSW of Sultan, WA · felt by 3
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) NNW of Sultan, WA · felt by 1
- 1.5 4 km (3 mi) NW of Sultan, WA
- 1.9 7 km (5 mi) SW of Sultan, WA
- 2.0 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Sultan, WA
- 1.7 15 km (9 mi) ENE of Sultan, WA
- 1.7 17 km (11 mi) WSW of Sultan, WA
- 2.8 17 km (11 mi) WSW of Sultan, WA · felt by 35
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Sultan, WA · felt by 3
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 Sultan time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Sultan are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is Sultan; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in Sultan
The strongest shaking in Sultan from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity III (weak), from the M 4.6 on 12 July 2019, 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 Sultan (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 4.6 | 15 km | III · Weak · felt by 11,682 | |
| M 3.9 | 29 km | III · Weak · felt by 1,585 | |
| M 3.4 | 15 km | II · Weak · felt by 197 | |
| M 2.4 | 8 km | II · Weak · felt by 52 | |
| M 3.5 | 30 km | II · Weak · felt by 1,316 |
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 Sultan:
- 5.4 8 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 12 km SSW of Sultan
- 5.2 9 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 13 km S of Sultan
- 5.0 4 km ENE of Machias, Washington · 21 km NW of Sultan
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Southern Whidbey Island fault, 12 km from its surface trace
- Cherry Creek fault, 14 km from its surface trace
- Rattlesnake Mountain fault, 23 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Monroe 12 km · Lake Marcel-Stillwater 20 km · Maltby 23 km · Cottage Lake 24 km · Lake Stevens 25 km · Silver Firs 25 km · West Lake Stevens 26 km · Union Hill-Novelty Hill 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 Sultan, 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.