Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near Yarrow Point, WA
No earthquake was likely felt in Yarrow Point in the 24 hours to 3:58 am PST (11:58 UTC). The last one was M 4.2, 47 km (29 mi) SW, at 2:05 pm PDT on 29 September 2026, estimated intensity III (weak) in town; 9,329 felt reports to USGS.
M 3.0
Latest: 5:42 am PST on 24 February 2026 · 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Yarrow Point, WA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Yarrow Point was M 3.0, 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Yarrow Point, WA, at 5:42 am PST on 24 February 2026, 26 km deep. 476 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Yarrow Point was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 24 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Yarrow Point since; the newest is first in the list below.
In the last 24 hours, 2 earthquakes of M1.5 or more were recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Yarrow Point; the largest was M 2.2, 25 km (15 mi) SW of Yarrow Point, WA, at 6:54 pm PST.
- Last 24 hours
- 2
- Last 7 days
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 3 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 3.8
- Last 12 months
- 37 · largest M 3.0 on 24 February 2026
- Since 2016
- 506 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.6 on 12 July 2019, 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Yarrow Point, WA
- Reported felt
- 164 of them have felt reports to USGS
- Nearest mapped fault
- Seattle fault, 7 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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- 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 Yarrow Point, WA
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The last 30 days
The latest 50
- 2.2 25 km (15 mi) SW of Yarrow Point, WA · felt by 1
- 2.0 25 km (15 mi) E of Yarrow Point, WA
- 1.8 19 km (12 mi) NNW of Yarrow Point, WA
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) N of Yarrow Point, WA
- 2.0 22 km (14 mi) SSE of Yarrow Point, WA
- 1.5 25 km (16 mi) NE of Yarrow Point, WA
- 1.5 16 km (10 mi) E of Yarrow Point, WA
- 1.7 30 km (19 mi) W of Yarrow Point, WA
- 1.5 12 km (8 mi) SSW of Yarrow Point, WA
- 1.6 12 km (7 mi) NNW of Yarrow Point, WA
- 2.3 22 km (14 mi) NW of Yarrow Point, WA · felt by 2
- 1.9 20 km (12 mi) SW of Yarrow Point, WA
- 1.5 25 km (15 mi) NNE of Yarrow Point, WA
- 1.7 in Yarrow Point, WA
- 1.6 in Yarrow Point, WA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Yarrow Point, WA
- 1.5 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Yarrow Point, WA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) NE of Yarrow Point, WA
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Yarrow Point, WA
- 2.0 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Yarrow Point, WA · felt by 1
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) SE of Yarrow Point, WA
- 1.8 14 km (9 mi) NW of Yarrow Point, WA
- 1.9 28 km (18 mi) WSW of Yarrow Point, WA · felt by 2
- 2.0 27 km (17 mi) NE of Yarrow Point, WA
- 3.0 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Yarrow Point, WA · felt by 476
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Yarrow Point, WA
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) E of Yarrow Point, WA
- 1.6 2 km (1 mi) SE of Yarrow Point, WA · felt by 1
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Yarrow Point, WA
- 2.6 28 km (17 mi) WSW of Yarrow Point, WA · felt by 6
- 3.0 18 km (11 mi) E of Yarrow Point, WA · felt by 289
- 1.7 2 km (1 mi) E of Yarrow Point, WA
- 1.8 25 km (16 mi) W of Yarrow Point, WA · felt by 3
- 1.9 25 km (16 mi) SE of Yarrow Point, WA
- 1.7 14 km (9 mi) NW of Yarrow Point, WA
- 1.5 14 km (9 mi) SSW of Yarrow Point, WA
- 1.7 14 km (9 mi) SSW of Yarrow Point, WA
- 1.5 19 km (12 mi) NNW of Yarrow Point, WA
- 1.5 5 km (3 mi) SE of Yarrow Point, WA
- 1.7 7 km (4 mi) S of Yarrow Point, WA
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) NE of Yarrow Point, WA
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) W of Yarrow Point, WA · felt by 1
- 1.9 17 km (11 mi) NW of Yarrow Point, WA · felt by 3
- 1.9 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Yarrow Point, WA · felt by 2
- 1.9 30 km (19 mi) SSE of Yarrow Point, WA
- 2.1 24 km (15 mi) SW of Yarrow Point, WA
- 1.8 28 km (17 mi) W of Yarrow Point, WA · felt by 1
- 2.8 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Yarrow Point, WA · felt by 41
- 1.6 7 km (4 mi) ESE of Yarrow Point, WA
- 1.9 19 km (12 mi) NE of Yarrow Point, 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 Yarrow Point time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Yarrow Point are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is Yarrow Point; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in Yarrow Point
The strongest shaking in Yarrow Point 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 Yarrow Point (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 4.6 | 29 km | III · Weak · felt by 11,682 | |
| M 3.5 | 28 km | II · Weak · felt by 960 | |
| M 3.4 | 28 km | II · Weak · felt by 751 | |
| M 3.5 | 28 km | II · Weak · felt by 2,925 | |
| M 3.2 | 22 km | II · Weak · felt by 191 |
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 6 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Yarrow Point; the five largest:
- 6.7 1 km ENE of Dash Point, Washington · 39 km SSW of Yarrow Point
- 6.1 Puget Sound region, Washington · 49 km SW of Yarrow Point
- 5.4 8 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 29 km ENE of Yarrow Point
- 5.2 9 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 31 km ENE of Yarrow Point
- 5.0 4 km ENE of Machias, Washington · 43 km NNE of Yarrow Point
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Seattle fault, 7 km from its surface trace
- Southern Whidbey Island fault, 9 km from its surface trace
- Rattlesnake Mountain fault, 17 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Kirkland 4 km · Bellevue 4 km · Redmond 8 km · Mercer Island 8 km · Seattle 10 km · Sammamish 10 km · West Lake Sammamish 12 km · Bothell 13 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 Yarrow Point, 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.