QuakeIndex

Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist

M 2.7ml

Earthquake near Everett, WA

Yes. A magnitude 2.7 earthquake was recorded 25 km (15 mi) E of Everett, WA, at 2:18 pm PDT on 1 July 2016 (21:18 UTC), 18 km deep. 10 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: 4 km ENE of Lake Roesiger, Washington

55 km (34 mi) NE of Seattle, WA · 23 km (14 mi) ESE of Marysville, WA

2:18 pm PDT, Jul 1, 2016 · · 18 km deep · released about 340 lb of TNT

Every earthquake near Everett Felt it? Tell USGS Check my area
10 km30 km60 km120 km N Snohomish County 10 kmSkagit County 56 kmKing County 56 kmIsland County 62 kmKitsap County 70 kmChelan County 94 kmWhatcom County 95 kmPierce County 107 kmSan Juan County 108 km
Distance rings around the epicentre, with the nearest towns at their true direction and later quakes as coloured dots. Not a shaking map — see the USGS ShakeMap for that.
When
2:18 pm PDT on 1 July 2016 ()
Where
25 km (15 mi) E of Everett, WA · earthquakes near Everett
Magnitude
M 2.7 (ml)
Depth
18 km below the surface
Felt
10 reports · strongest reported intensity III
Nearest
Snohomish County, 10 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 · we first saw it 569 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 18 km (11 mi) from the epicentre. In Everett, 25 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 15 km, intensity II · Monroe 17 km, intensity II · West Lake Stevens 17 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 340 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.7 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 45,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 32,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 2.8× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.7 about 340 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:

  1. 5.4 8 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 26 km S of this epicentre
  2. 5.2 9 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 27 km S of this epicentre
  3. 5.0 4 km ENE of Machias, Washington · 10 km W of this epicentre

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

Epicentre 47.9927, -121.8707. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Snohomish County, WA 10 km (7 mi) NE earthquakes near Snohomish County
Skagit County, WA 56 km (35 mi) N earthquakes near Skagit County
King County, WA 56 km (35 mi) S earthquakes near King County
Island County, WA 62 km (39 mi) WNW earthquakes near Island County
Kitsap County, WA 70 km (44 mi) WSW earthquakes near Kitsap County
Chelan County, WA 94 km (59 mi) E earthquakes near Chelan County

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

Aftershocks so far

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

  1. 2.4 19 km E of Darrington, Washington
  2. 1.9 10 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington
  3. 1.8 3 km SE of Cathcart, Washington
  4. 1.8 Washington
  5. 1.8 20 km ESE of Verlot, Washington
  6. 1.8 3 km E of Granite Falls, Washington
  7. 1.8 3 km NNE of Klahanie, Washington
  8. 1.8 4 km E of Granite Falls, Washington
  9. 1.5 5 km WSW of Darrington, Washington
  10. 1.7 6 km WSW of Darrington, Washington
  11. 1.8 3 km ENE of Lake Roesiger, Washington
  12. 2.1 4 km ENE of Lake Roesiger, Washington
  13. 1.8 3 km ENE of Lake Roesiger, Washington
  14. 1.8 3 km E of Granite Falls, Washington
  15. 1.6 5 km ENE of Lake Bosworth, Washington

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

On USGS

QuakeIndex does not issue warnings. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert.