Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near Tulalip, WA
No earthquake was likely felt in Tulalip in the 24 hours to 7:26 am PST (15:26 UTC). The last one was M 4.2, 81 km (50 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 · 23 km (14 mi) W of Tulalip, WA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Tulalip was M 2.9, 23 km (14 mi) W of Tulalip, 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 was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 24 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Tulalip 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 in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 0
- Last 30 days
- 2 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 2.0
- Last 12 months
- 21 · largest M 2.6 on 30 October 2026
- Since 2016
- 259 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.6 on 12 July 2019, 30 km (19 mi) SE of Tulalip, WA
- Reported felt
- 110 of them have felt reports to USGS
- Nearest mapped fault
- Southern Whidbey Island fault, 11 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, WA
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The last 30 days
The latest 50
- 2.6 27 km (17 mi) E of Tulalip, WA
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) S of Tulalip, WA
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) E of Tulalip, WA
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) S of Tulalip, WA
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) E of Tulalip, WA
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) E of Tulalip, WA
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) E of Tulalip, WA
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) E of Tulalip, WA
- 2.0 26 km (16 mi) SE of Tulalip, WA
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) S of Tulalip, WA
- 1.5 19 km (12 mi) NNE of Tulalip, WA
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) E of Tulalip, WA
- 2.0 17 km (11 mi) SSW of Tulalip, WA
- 1.5 5 km (3 mi) W of Tulalip, WA
- 1.6 14 km (9 mi) SSW of Tulalip, WA
- 1.7 14 km (9 mi) SSW of Tulalip, WA
- 2.0 15 km (9 mi) SSW of Tulalip, WA
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) E of Tulalip, WA · felt by 1
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) W of Tulalip, WA
- 1.5 22 km (14 mi) SE of Tulalip, WA · felt by 1
- 1.7 16 km (10 mi) NNW of Tulalip, WA
- 1.5 30 km (19 mi) S of Tulalip, WA
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) E of Tulalip, WA
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) E of Tulalip, WA · felt by 1
- 2.9 23 km (14 mi) W of Tulalip, WA · felt by 71
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) E of Tulalip, WA
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) E of Tulalip, WA · felt by 1
- 2.1 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Tulalip, WA · felt by 1
- 2.5 28 km (17 mi) WNW of Tulalip, WA · felt by 2
- 2.0 26 km (16 mi) E of Tulalip, WA
- 1.8 15 km (10 mi) SW of Tulalip, WA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) E of Tulalip, WA · felt by 3
- 2.1 14 km (9 mi) SW of Tulalip, WA
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) E of Tulalip, WA
- 1.7 8 km (5 mi) NW of Tulalip, WA
- 1.9 20 km (12 mi) NNW of Tulalip, WA
- 2.3 16 km (10 mi) SE of Tulalip, WA
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) E of Tulalip, WA · felt by 1
- 1.7 23 km (15 mi) NNE of Tulalip, WA · felt by 12
- 1.6 23 km (15 mi) SSE of Tulalip, WA
- 2.2 28 km (18 mi) SE of Tulalip, WA
- 1.7 15 km (10 mi) SW of Tulalip, WA
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) E of Tulalip, WA · felt by 2
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Tulalip, WA
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Tulalip, WA
- 2.0 28 km (17 mi) S of Tulalip, WA · felt by 1
- 1.7 28 km (18 mi) E of Tulalip, WA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Tulalip, WA
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) E of Tulalip, WA
- 1.5 28 km (17 mi) E of Tulalip, 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 Tulalip time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Tulalip are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is Tulalip; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in Tulalip
The strongest shaking in Tulalip from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity III (weak), from the M 4.6 on 12 July 2019, 30 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 (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 4.6 | 30 km | III · Weak · felt by 11,682 | |
| M 3.4 | 18 km | II · Weak · felt by 493 | |
| M 3.4 | 18 km | II · Weak · felt by 594 | |
| M 3.5 | 30 km | II · Weak · felt by 2,925 | |
| M 2.6 | 16 km | II · Weak · felt by 166 |
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:
- 5.4 8 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 46 km SE of Tulalip
- 5.2 9 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 49 km SE of Tulalip
- 5.0 4 km ENE of Machias, Washington · 23 km ESE of Tulalip
- 5.0 6 km W of Conway, Washington · 31 km NNW of Tulalip
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Southern Whidbey Island fault, 11 km from its surface trace
- Utsalady Point fault, 25 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Marysville 9 km · Everett 12 km · Lake Stevens 18 km · Arlington 19 km · Camano 21 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, 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.