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Earthquakes near Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA

No earthquake was likely felt in Union Hill-Novelty Hill in the 24 hours to 1:03 am PDT (08:03 UTC). The last one was M 4.2, 61 km (38 mi) WSW, 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 · 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Union Hill-Novelty Hill was M 2.5, 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA, at 1:06 am PDT on 26 June 2026, 17 km deep. 12 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Union Hill-Novelty Hill was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 8 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Union Hill-Novelty Hill since; the newest is first in the list below.

No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Union Hill-Novelty Hill in the last 24 hours.

Last 24 hours
0
Last 7 days
0
Last 30 days
3 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 3.2
Last 12 months
47 · largest M 3.0 on 24 February 2026
Since 2016
424 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
Largest since 2016
M 4.6 on 12 July 2019, 22 km (13 mi) N of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA
Reported felt
151 of them have felt reports to USGS
Nearest mapped fault
Rattlesnake Mountain fault, 3 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

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The last 30 days

Sep 14 Sep 29 Oct 13
Each mark is a day's largest quake within range; its size is the magnitude. The shaded band is the magnitude a day's largest quake normally falls in here (M1.6–M2.1), from this place's own 10-year record. A mark above the band is a bigger day than usual.

The latest 50

  1. 1.7 28 km (18 mi) NW of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA
  2. 2.1 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA · felt by 1
  3. 2.0 23 km (14 mi) S of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA
  4. 0.5 2 km (1 mi) S of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA
  5. 2.1 22 km (13 mi) SE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA · felt by 3
  6. 1.5 15 km (9 mi) NNE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA
  7. 1.5 5 km (3 mi) SSE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA
  8. 1.5 24 km (15 mi) SW of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA
  9. 1.6 21 km (13 mi) WNW of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA
  10. 2.5 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA · felt by 12
  11. 1.8 23 km (14 mi) ESE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA
  12. 1.5 17 km (11 mi) N of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA
  13. 2.0 26 km (16 mi) N of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA
  14. 2.1 18 km (11 mi) ESE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA
  15. 1.8 18 km (11 mi) ESE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA
  16. 1.7 14 km (9 mi) WSW of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA
  17. 1.6 14 km (9 mi) WSW of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA
  18. 1.9 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA
  19. 1.7 17 km (11 mi) ESE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA
  20. 1.6 15 km (10 mi) NE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA
  21. 1.5 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA
  22. 1.6 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA
  23. 1.6 12 km (7 mi) ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA
  24. 1.8 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA
  25. 2.0 28 km (17 mi) SSW of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA · felt by 1
  26. 1.7 25 km (15 mi) SSE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA
  27. 1.7 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA
  28. 2.2 25 km (16 mi) SSE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA
  29. 1.8 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA
  30. 1.6 22 km (13 mi) ESE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA
  31. 2.4 23 km (14 mi) ESE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA · felt by 19
  32. 2.0 23 km (14 mi) SE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA · felt by 2
  33. 2.0 17 km (11 mi) NNE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA
  34. 1.7 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA
  35. 3.0 17 km (11 mi) N of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA · felt by 476
  36. 1.6 14 km (9 mi) ESE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA
  37. 1.6 14 km (9 mi) WSW of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA · felt by 1
  38. 1.7 22 km (13 mi) ESE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA · felt by 1
  39. 3.0 5 km (3 mi) SE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA · felt by 289
  40. 1.7 12 km (8 mi) WSW of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA
  41. 1.9 23 km (14 mi) S of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA
  42. 1.7 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA
  43. 1.5 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA · felt by 1
  44. 1.5 25 km (15 mi) SW of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA
  45. 1.7 24 km (15 mi) SW of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA
  46. 1.5 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA
  47. 1.5 13 km (8 mi) SW of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA
  48. 1.7 17 km (11 mi) SW of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA
  49. 1.6 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA
  50. 1.7 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, 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 Union Hill-Novelty Hill time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Union Hill-Novelty Hill are listed even when they are further out.

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On the map

The white circle is Union Hill-Novelty Hill; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Estimated shaking in Union Hill-Novelty Hill

The strongest shaking in Union Hill-Novelty Hill from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity III (weak), from the M 4.6 on 12 July 2019, 22 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.

MagnitudeWhenDistanceShaking in Union Hill-Novelty Hill (est.)
M 4.6 22 kmIII · Weak · felt by 11,682
M 3.9 21 kmIII · Weak · felt by 1,585
M 3.5 22 kmII · Weak · felt by 1,316
M 1.9 3 kmII · Weak
M 3.4 21 kmII · Weak · felt by 1,044

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 5 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Union Hill-Novelty Hill:

  1. 6.7 1 km ENE of Dash Point, Washington · 49 km SW of Union Hill-Novelty Hill
  2. 5.4 8 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15 km NE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill
  3. 5.2 9 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 17 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill
  4. 5.0 4 km ENE of Machias, Washington · 36 km N of Union Hill-Novelty Hill
  5. 5.0 3 km WSW of Des Moines, Washington · 41 km SW of Union Hill-Novelty Hill

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearest mapped faults

USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.

Nearby towns

Sammamish 6 km · Redmond 7 km · Cottage Lake 8 km · City of Sammamish 8 km · Lake Marcel-Stillwater 9 km · Klahanie 12 km · West Lake Sammamish 13 km · Woodinville 13 km

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