Earthquake near Everett, WA

Yes. A magnitude 3.0 earthquake was recorded 24 km (15 mi) E of Everett, WA, at 1:18 pm PDT on 1 July 2016 (20:18 UTC), 18 km deep. 26 people have reported feeling it to USGS.

This was on 1 July 2016. The latest near Everett: M 3.0 on 24 February 2026.

USGS: 3 km ENE of Lake Roesiger, Washington

55 km (34 mi) NE of Seattle, WA · 22 km (14 mi) ESE of Marysville, WA

1:18 pm PDT, Jul 1, 2016 · 2016-07-01 20:18 UTC · 18 km deep · released about 990 lb of TNT

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When: 1:18 pm PDT on 1 July 2016 (2016-07-01 20:18 UTC)
Where: 24 km (15 mi) E of Everett, WA · earthquakes near Everett
Magnitude: M 3.0 (ml)
Depth: 18 km below the surface
Felt: 26 reports · strongest reported intensity IV
Measured shaking: intensity II (ShakeMap)
Nearest: Snohomish County, 11 km NE
Nearest mapped fault: Southern Whidbey Island fault, 19 km from its surface trace — near is not the same as on
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS 3481 days ago · we first saw it 3481 days ago

This was a small earthquake. Shaking like this is often felt indoors nearby and very rarely causes damage.

At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 32 km (20 mi) from the epicentre. In Everett, 24 km away, the estimate is intensity II (weak). Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.

Likely felt in: Lake Stevens 13 km, intensity II · West Lake Stevens 16 km, intensity II · Monroe 17 km, intensity II · Marysville 23 km, intensity II · Everett 24 km, intensity II · Eastmont 25 km, intensity II · Silver Firs 25 km, intensity II · Maltby 27 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 990 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 4.0 would have released about 32 times as much.

Northridge, California 1994 M 6.7 340,000× the energy of this one
Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 15,000× the energy of this one
Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 11,000× the energy of this one
This earthquake M 3.0 about 990 lb of TNT

Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.

For this area

No earthquake of M4 or more has been recorded within 50 km since our catalogue begins in 2016.

Before 2016, the USGS record lists 3 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km:

5.4 8 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 26 km S of this epicentre May 3, 1996
5.2 9 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 28 km S of this epicentre Jul 18, 1932
5.0 4 km ENE of Machias, Washington · 9 km W of this epicentre May 15, 1954

Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.

Where

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Nearby places

Place	Distance	Direction from the epicentre
Snohomish County, WA	11 km (7 mi)	NE	earthquakes near Snohomish County
Skagit County, WA	55 km (34 mi)	N	earthquakes near Skagit County
King County, WA	56 km (35 mi)	S	earthquakes near King County
Island County, WA	61 km (38 mi)	WNW	earthquakes near Island County
Kitsap County, WA	70 km (43 mi)	SW	earthquakes near Kitsap County
Whatcom County, WA	94 km (58 mi)	N	earthquakes near Whatcom County

Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.

Aftershocks so far

56 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.

1.8 3 km SE of Cathcart, Washington 00:47 UTC
1.8 Washington 01:24 UTC
1.8 20 km ESE of Verlot, Washington 20:06 UTC
1.8 3 km E of Granite Falls, Washington 21:37 UTC
1.8 3 km NNE of Klahanie, Washington 13:51 UTC
1.8 4 km E of Granite Falls, Washington 21:30 UTC
1.5 5 km WSW of Darrington, Washington 19:45 UTC
1.7 6 km WSW of Darrington, Washington 19:18 UTC
1.8 3 km ENE of Lake Roesiger, Washington 23:08 UTC
2.1 4 km ENE of Lake Roesiger, Washington 21:36 UTC
1.8 3 km ENE of Lake Roesiger, Washington 19:55 UTC
1.8 3 km E of Granite Falls, Washington 22:32 UTC
1.6 5 km ENE of Lake Bosworth, Washington 03:44 UTC
1.7 4 km E of Granite Falls, Washington 21:44 UTC
1.8 3 km E of Granite Falls, Washington 22:59 UTC

Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of 08:37 UTC. QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.

On USGS

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