Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Wauna, WA
M 4.2
Latest: 2:05 pm PDT on 29 September 2026 · 6 km (4 mi) WNW of Wauna, WA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Wauna was M 4.2, 6 km (4 mi) WNW of Wauna, 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
- 454 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 33
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.2 on 29 September 2026, 6 km (4 mi) WNW of Wauna, WA
- Reported felt
- 138 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.3 5 km (3 mi) WNW of Wauna, WA
- 1.6 6 km (3 mi) NW of Wauna, WA
- 1.9 6 km (4 mi) WNW of Wauna, WA · felt by 3
- 1.3 4 km (3 mi) WNW of Wauna, WA
- 4.2 6 km (4 mi) WNW of Wauna, WA · felt by 9,329
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) N of Wauna, WA
- 2.2 3 km (2 mi) WSW of Wauna, WA · felt by 1
- 1.5 14 km (9 mi) NW of Wauna, WA
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) NE of Wauna, WA
- 1.7 22 km (14 mi) SE of Wauna, WA
- 1.6 17 km (10 mi) WSW of Wauna, WA
- 2.8 4 km (3 mi) W of Wauna, WA · felt by 63
- 1.8 24 km (15 mi) NNW of Wauna, WA
- 1.6 30 km (18 mi) ESE of Wauna, WA
- 1.7 13 km (8 mi) ESE of Wauna, WA
- 2.4 15 km (9 mi) NW of Wauna, WA · felt by 1
- 1.9 20 km (12 mi) NNE of Wauna, WA · felt by 2
- 2.9 17 km (10 mi) SW of Wauna, WA · felt by 38
- 2.0 22 km (14 mi) NW of Wauna, WA
- 1.9 23 km (14 mi) N of Wauna, WA
- 1.5 24 km (15 mi) NNW of Wauna, WA
- 1.5 18 km (11 mi) ESE of Wauna, WA · felt by 1
- 2.1 12 km (7 mi) NNW of Wauna, WA
- 1.7 28 km (17 mi) NW of Wauna, WA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Wauna, WA
- 2.6 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Wauna, WA · felt by 6
- 2.3 15 km (9 mi) NW of Wauna, WA
- 2.4 14 km (9 mi) NNW of Wauna, WA
- 1.8 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Wauna, WA
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) WSW of Wauna, WA
- 2.8 19 km (12 mi) NNW of Wauna, WA · felt by 17
- 1.8 20 km (12 mi) NNW of Wauna, WA
- 1.8 28 km (17 mi) NNE of Wauna, WA · felt by 3
- 1.5 19 km (12 mi) E of Wauna, WA
- 2.0 18 km (11 mi) NNW of Wauna, WA
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) N of Wauna, WA · felt by 1
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Wauna, WA
- 1.6 18 km (11 mi) WNW of Wauna, WA
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) SW of Wauna, WA
- 1.5 19 km (12 mi) E of Wauna, WA
- 2.1 20 km (12 mi) NE of Wauna, WA
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) N of Wauna, WA · felt by 1
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Wauna, WA
- 2.1 13 km (8 mi) SSW of Wauna, WA
- 2.5 28 km (18 mi) NW of Wauna, WA · felt by 3
- 1.7 19 km (11 mi) ESE of Wauna, WA
- 1.9 14 km (9 mi) N of Wauna, WA
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Wauna, WA
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) NW of Wauna, WA · felt by 1
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) N of Wauna, 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 Wauna time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Wauna are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Wauna; 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 Wauna; the five largest:
- 6.8 The 2001 Nisqually, Washington Earthquake · 26 km SSW of Wauna
- 6.7 4 km WNW of Roy, Washington · 41 km S of Wauna
- 6.7 1 km ENE of Dash Point, Washington · 19 km ESE of Wauna
- 6.1 Puget Sound region, Washington · 9 km WNW of Wauna
- 5.8 Puget Sound area, Washington · 22 km WSW of Wauna
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Tacoma fault, under 1 km from its surface trace
- Seattle fault, 20 km from its surface trace
- Olympia structure, 33 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Maplewood 7 km · Home 15 km · Belfair 16 km · Fircrest 18 km
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