Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Tacoma, WA
M 4.2
Latest: 2:05 pm PDT on 29 September 2026 · 27 km (17 mi) NW of Tacoma, WA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Tacoma was M 4.2, 27 km (17 mi) NW of Tacoma, WA, at 2:05 pm PDT on 29 September 2026. 9,329 people reported feeling it to USGS. 5 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 179 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 14
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.2 on 29 September 2026, 27 km (17 mi) NW of Tacoma, WA
- Reported felt
- 71 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 0.5 48 km (30 mi) SE of Tacoma, WA
- 0.3 48 km (30 mi) SE of Tacoma, WA
- 0.4 37 km (23 mi) SE of Tacoma, WA
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) NW of Tacoma, WA
- 1.9 27 km (17 mi) NW of Tacoma, WA · felt by 3
- 4.2 27 km (17 mi) NW of Tacoma, WA · felt by 9,329
- 1.1 11 km (7 mi) N of Tacoma, WA
- 0.3 45 km (28 mi) SE of Tacoma, WA
- 0.4 49 km (31 mi) WNW of Tacoma, WA
- 1.9 22 km (13 mi) E of Tacoma, WA
- 2.2 22 km (14 mi) NW of Tacoma, WA · felt by 1
- 1.6 25 km (16 mi) E of Tacoma, WA
- 1.7 in Tacoma, WA
- 1.6 30 km (18 mi) W of Tacoma, WA
- 2.8 23 km (15 mi) NW of Tacoma, WA · felt by 63
- 1.6 12 km (8 mi) E of Tacoma, WA
- 1.7 11 km (7 mi) N of Tacoma, WA
- 1.8 45 km (28 mi) SE of Tacoma, WA
- 2.9 27 km (17 mi) W of Tacoma, WA · felt by 38
- 1.5 5 km (3 mi) NNE of Tacoma, WA · felt by 1
- 1.6 34 km (21 mi) W of Tacoma, WA
- 1.8 37 km (23 mi) S of Tacoma, WA · felt by 1
- 1.5 11 km (7 mi) NNE of Tacoma, WA
- 1.6 33 km (21 mi) W of Tacoma, WA
- 1.5 35 km (22 mi) SE of Tacoma, WA
- 1.5 13 km (8 mi) NNE of Tacoma, WA
- 2.1 25 km (16 mi) N of Tacoma, WA
- 1.8 50 km (31 mi) SE of Tacoma, WA
- 2.1 22 km (14 mi) W of Tacoma, WA
- 1.7 11 km (7 mi) NNE of Tacoma, WA
- 1.6 30 km (18 mi) NNE of Tacoma, WA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Tacoma, WA
- 1.8 43 km (27 mi) ESE of Tacoma, WA · felt by 1
- 1.7 48 km (30 mi) ESE of Tacoma, WA
- 1.8 10 km (6 mi) NE of Tacoma, WA · felt by 1
- 3.2 14 km (9 mi) N of Tacoma, WA · felt by 1,291
- 2.3 17 km (11 mi) NE of Tacoma, WA · felt by 6
- 3.4 23 km (14 mi) E of Tacoma, WA · felt by 1,640
- 1.9 4 km (3 mi) SW of Tacoma, WA · felt by 1
- 1.6 49 km (31 mi) ESE of Tacoma, WA · felt by 22
- 1.6 43 km (27 mi) S of Tacoma, WA
- 1.8 42 km (26 mi) S of Tacoma, WA
- 1.7 10 km (6 mi) S of Tacoma, WA · felt by 1
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Tacoma, WA
- 1.6 35 km (22 mi) SE of Tacoma, WA
- 1.6 43 km (27 mi) S of Tacoma, WA
- 1.7 43 km (26 mi) S of Tacoma, WA
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) E of Tacoma, WA
- 1.7 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Tacoma, WA
- 1.9 9 km (6 mi) ESE of Tacoma, WA · felt by 1
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 Tacoma time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Tacoma are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Tacoma; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 6 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Tacoma; the five largest:
- 6.8 The 2001 Nisqually, Washington Earthquake · 24 km WSW of Tacoma
- 6.7 4 km WNW of Roy, Washington · 29 km SSW of Tacoma
- 6.7 1 km ENE of Dash Point, Washington · 8 km NNE of Tacoma
- 6.1 Puget Sound region, Washington · 29 km NW of Tacoma
- 5.8 Puget Sound area, Washington · 35 km W of Tacoma
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Tacoma fault, 1 km from its surface trace
- Seattle fault, 30 km from its surface trace
- Olympia structure, 37 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Fircrest 6 km · Lakeland South 12 km
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- Earthquakes in Washington, with the state's activity score
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