Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near Tulalip Bay, WA
No earthquake was likely felt in Tulalip Bay in the 24 hours to 3:15 am PST (11:15 UTC). The last one was M 4.2, 77 km (48 mi) SSW, at 2:05 pm PDT on 29 September 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 9,329 felt reports to USGS.
M 2.9
Latest: 6:29 pm PDT on 15 September 2025 · 22 km (13 mi) W of Tulalip Bay, WA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Tulalip Bay was M 2.9, 22 km (13 mi) W of Tulalip Bay, WA, at 6:29 pm PDT on 15 September 2025, 54 km deep. 71 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Tulalip Bay was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 25 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Tulalip Bay since; the newest is first in the list below.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Tulalip Bay in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 0
- Last 30 days
- 2 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 2.2
- Last 12 months
- 22 · largest M 2.6 on 30 October 2026
- Since 2016
- 287 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.6 on 12 July 2019, 29 km (18 mi) SE of Tulalip Bay, WA
- Reported felt
- 120 of them have felt reports to USGS
- Nearest mapped fault
- Southern Whidbey Island fault, 8 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
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- 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 Tulalip Bay, WA
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The last 30 days
The latest 50
- 2.6 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Tulalip Bay, WA
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) S of Tulalip Bay, WA
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) E of Tulalip Bay, WA
- 1.7 18 km (11 mi) S of Tulalip Bay, WA
- 1.5 28 km (17 mi) E of Tulalip Bay, WA
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Tulalip Bay, WA
- 1.6 30 km (18 mi) E of Tulalip Bay, WA
- 1.7 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Tulalip Bay, WA
- 1.5 30 km (19 mi) SE of Tulalip Bay, WA
- 2.0 25 km (16 mi) ESE of Tulalip Bay, WA
- 1.5 25 km (16 mi) S of Tulalip Bay, WA
- 1.5 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Tulalip Bay, WA
- 1.5 28 km (18 mi) ENE of Tulalip Bay, WA
- 2.0 13 km (8 mi) SSW of Tulalip Bay, WA
- 1.5 4 km (3 mi) NW of Tulalip Bay, WA
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) SSW of Tulalip Bay, WA
- 1.7 11 km (7 mi) SSW of Tulalip Bay, WA
- 2.0 11 km (7 mi) SSW of Tulalip Bay, WA
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) E of Tulalip Bay, WA · felt by 1
- 1.7 20 km (13 mi) WNW of Tulalip Bay, WA
- 1.5 20 km (13 mi) SE of Tulalip Bay, WA · felt by 1
- 1.7 19 km (12 mi) NNW of Tulalip Bay, WA
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) S of Tulalip Bay, WA
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Tulalip Bay, WA
- 1.7 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Tulalip Bay, WA · felt by 1
- 2.9 22 km (13 mi) W of Tulalip Bay, WA · felt by 71
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) SW of Tulalip Bay, WA
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) E of Tulalip Bay, WA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) SW of Tulalip Bay, WA
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) E of Tulalip Bay, WA · felt by 1
- 2.1 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Tulalip Bay, WA · felt by 1
- 2.5 28 km (18 mi) WNW of Tulalip Bay, WA · felt by 2
- 2.0 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Tulalip Bay, WA
- 1.8 12 km (7 mi) SW of Tulalip Bay, WA
- 2.1 28 km (17 mi) S of Tulalip Bay, WA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Tulalip Bay, WA · felt by 3
- 2.1 11 km (7 mi) SW of Tulalip Bay, WA
- 1.7 28 km (18 mi) ENE of Tulalip Bay, WA
- 1.7 10 km (6 mi) NNW of Tulalip Bay, WA
- 1.9 22 km (14 mi) NNW of Tulalip Bay, WA
- 2.3 16 km (10 mi) ESE of Tulalip Bay, WA
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Tulalip Bay, WA · felt by 1
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) NNE of Tulalip Bay, WA · felt by 12
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) SSE of Tulalip Bay, WA
- 2.2 27 km (17 mi) SE of Tulalip Bay, WA
- 1.7 12 km (7 mi) SW of Tulalip Bay, WA
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Tulalip Bay, WA · felt by 2
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Tulalip Bay, WA
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Tulalip Bay, WA
- 2.0 24 km (15 mi) S of Tulalip Bay, 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 Tulalip Bay time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Tulalip Bay are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is Tulalip Bay; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in Tulalip Bay
The strongest shaking in Tulalip Bay from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity III (weak), from the M 4.6 on 12 July 2019, 29 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 Tulalip Bay (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 4.6 | 29 km | III · Weak · felt by 11,682 | |
| M 3.4 | 14 km | II · Weak · felt by 594 | |
| M 3.4 | 21 km | II · Weak · felt by 493 | |
| M 2.6 | 12 km | II · Weak · felt by 166 | |
| M 3.5 | 28 km | II · Weak · felt by 2,925 |
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 4 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Tulalip Bay:
- 5.4 8 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 45 km SE of Tulalip Bay
- 5.2 9 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 48 km SE of Tulalip Bay
- 5.0 4 km ENE of Machias, Washington · 23 km E of Tulalip Bay
- 5.0 6 km W of Conway, Washington · 34 km NNW of Tulalip Bay
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Southern Whidbey Island fault, 8 km from its surface trace
- Utsalady Point fault, 27 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Marysville 10 km · Everett 10 km · Lake Stevens 18 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 Tulalip Bay, 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.