Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near Washington, WV
No earthquake was likely felt in Washington in the 24 hours to 9:41 am EST (14:41 UTC). The last one was M 3.1, 69 km (43 mi) N, at 3:14 pm EDT on 24 April 2025, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 68 felt reports to USGS.
M 2.8
Latest: 5:58 pm EST on 3 February 2025 · 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Washington, WV
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Washington was M 2.8, 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Washington, WV, at 5:58 pm EST on 3 February 2025, 10 km deep. 48 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Washington was intensity III (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 1 smaller earthquake has been recorded near Washington since; the newest is first in the list below.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Washington in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 0
- Last 30 days
- 0 · since 2016, about one every 3 years
- Last 12 months
- 0
- Since 2016
- 4 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 2.8 on 3 February 2025, 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Washington, WV
- Reported felt
- 4 of them have felt reports to USGS
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
- Was that an earthquake? — checks what was recorded near you in the last hour
- Report what you felt to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us, and they are what produces the intensity maps
- 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)
- Earthquakes in West Virginia — with the state's activity score
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Earthquake alerts for Washington, WV
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The last 30 days
The latest 4
- 2.4 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Washington, WV · felt by 39
- 2.8 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Washington, WV · felt by 48
- 2.2 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Washington, WV · felt by 8
- 2.5 20 km (12 mi) N of Washington, WV · felt by 10
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 Washington time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Washington are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is Washington; dots are the 4 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in Washington
The strongest shaking in Washington from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity III (weak), from the M 2.8 on 3 February 2025, 28 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 Washington (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 2.8 | 28 km | III · Weak · felt by 48 | |
| M 2.5 | 20 km | II · Weak · felt by 10 | |
| M 2.4 | 29 km | II · Weak · felt by 39 | |
| M 2.2 | 28 km | II · Weak · felt by 8 |
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 4 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 no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Washington.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
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
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings or forecasts. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert and the MyShake app.