Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Vashon, WA
M 4.2
Latest: 2:05 pm PDT on 29 September 2026 · 20 km (13 mi) WSW of Vashon, WA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Vashon was M 4.2, 20 km (13 mi) WSW of Vashon, WA, at 2:05 pm PDT on 29 September 2026. 9,329 people reported feeling it to USGS. 2 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 455 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 39
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.2 on 29 September 2026, 20 km (13 mi) WSW of Vashon, WA
- Reported felt
- 133 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.6 19 km (12 mi) WSW of Vashon, WA
- 1.9 20 km (12 mi) WSW of Vashon, WA · felt by 3
- 4.2 20 km (13 mi) WSW of Vashon, WA · felt by 9,329
- 2.0 30 km (18 mi) E of Vashon, WA
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Vashon, WA
- 1.5 17 km (11 mi) NE of Vashon, WA
- 2.2 18 km (11 mi) WSW of Vashon, WA · felt by 1
- 1.5 23 km (15 mi) W of Vashon, WA
- 1.9 10 km (6 mi) NNE of Vashon, WA
- 1.7 23 km (14 mi) S of Vashon, WA
- 2.8 20 km (12 mi) WSW of Vashon, WA · felt by 63
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) NE of Vashon, WA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) NE of Vashon, WA
- 1.8 28 km (18 mi) WNW of Vashon, WA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) SE of Vashon, WA
- 2.0 24 km (15 mi) E of Vashon, WA · felt by 1
- 1.7 11 km (7 mi) S of Vashon, WA
- 2.4 25 km (16 mi) W of Vashon, WA · felt by 1
- 1.9 14 km (9 mi) NW of Vashon, WA · felt by 2
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Vashon, WA
- 1.9 18 km (11 mi) NW of Vashon, WA
- 1.6 28 km (18 mi) NE of Vashon, WA · felt by 1
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Vashon, WA
- 1.5 17 km (11 mi) S of Vashon, WA · felt by 1
- 2.1 18 km (11 mi) W of Vashon, WA
- 1.6 18 km (11 mi) NNW of Vashon, WA
- 2.6 18 km (11 mi) NNW of Vashon, WA · felt by 6
- 2.3 23 km (14 mi) W of Vashon, WA
- 2.4 21 km (13 mi) WNW of Vashon, WA
- 1.8 18 km (11 mi) W of Vashon, WA
- 2.8 25 km (16 mi) WNW of Vashon, WA · felt by 17
- 1.8 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Vashon, WA
- 1.8 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Vashon, WA · felt by 3
- 1.5 12 km (8 mi) SSE of Vashon, WA
- 1.5 17 km (11 mi) ENE of Vashon, WA
- 1.7 17 km (11 mi) ENE of Vashon, WA
- 2.0 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Vashon, WA
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) NE of Vashon, WA
- 1.7 24 km (15 mi) NE of Vashon, WA
- 1.6 20 km (12 mi) NNW of Vashon, WA · felt by 1
- 1.6 30 km (18 mi) W of Vashon, WA
- 1.5 11 km (7 mi) SSE of Vashon, WA
- 2.1 4 km (3 mi) NE of Vashon, WA
- 1.8 24 km (15 mi) NNW of Vashon, WA · felt by 1
- 1.7 14 km (9 mi) N of Vashon, WA
- 2.1 27 km (17 mi) SW of Vashon, WA
- 1.7 12 km (8 mi) SSE of Vashon, WA
- 1.9 17 km (11 mi) WNW of Vashon, WA
- 1.6 12 km (8 mi) ENE of Vashon, WA
- 1.7 20 km (13 mi) NNW of Vashon, 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 Vashon time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Vashon are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Vashon; 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 Vashon; the five largest:
- 6.8 The 2001 Nisqually, Washington Earthquake · 39 km SSW of Vashon
- 6.7 4 km WNW of Roy, Washington · 49 km SSW of Vashon
- 6.7 1 km ENE of Dash Point, Washington · 14 km SSE of Vashon
- 6.1 Puget Sound region, Washington · 23 km WSW of Vashon
- 5.8 Puget Sound area, Washington · 38 km WSW of Vashon
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Tacoma fault, 9 km from its surface trace
- Seattle fault, 10 km from its surface trace
- Southern Whidbey Island fault, 32 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Burien 9 km · Maplewood 9 km · Boulevard Park 13 km · Wauna 16 km
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