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M 2.6ml

Earthquake near Wauna, WA

No earthquake was likely felt in Wauna in the 24 hours to 1:58 am PST (09:58 UTC). The last one was M 4.2, 6 km (4 mi) WNW, at 2:05 pm PDT on 29 September 2026, estimated intensity III (weak) in town; 9,329 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Wauna

This page: a magnitude 2.6 earthquake was recorded in Wauna, WA, at 11:27 am PST on 19 February 2017 (19:27 UTC), 7.5 km deep. 105 people have reported feeling it to USGS.

USGS: 1 km NW of Wauna, Washington

34 km (21 mi) SW of Seattle, WA · 21 km (13 mi) NW of Tacoma, WA

11:27 am PST, Feb 19, 2017 · · 7.5 km deep · released about 280 lb of TNT

Every earthquake near Wauna Felt it? Tell USGS Check my area
10 km30 km60 km120 km N Kitsap County 28 kmMason County 39 kmThurston County 52 kmPierce County 53 kmKing County 63 kmJefferson County 80 kmIsland County 86 kmLewis County 92 kmGrays Harbor County 93 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
11:27 am PST on 19 February 2017 ()
Where
in Wauna, WA · earthquakes near Wauna
Magnitude
M 2.6 (ml)
Depth
7.5 km below the surface
Felt
105 reports · strongest reported intensity V
Nearest
Kitsap County, 28 km N
Nearest mapped fault
Tacoma fault, 1 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 3467 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 23 km (14 mi) from the epicentre. 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: Artondale 10 km, intensity III · University Place 19 km, intensity II · Bremerton 20 km, intensity II · Tacoma 22 km, intensity II · Enetai 22 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 280 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.6 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 53,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 38,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 3.3× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.6 about 280 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 6 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:

  1. 6.8 The 2001 Nisqually, Washington Earthquake · 27 km SSW of this epicentre
  2. 6.7 4 km WNW of Roy, Washington · 42 km S of this epicentre
  3. 6.7 1 km ENE of Dash Point, Washington · 20 km ESE of this epicentre
  4. 6.1 Puget Sound region, Washington · 8 km WNW of this epicentre
  5. 5.8 Puget Sound area, Washington · 22 km WSW 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 47.3868, -122.6555. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Kitsap County, WA 28 km (17 mi) N earthquakes near Kitsap County
Mason County, WA 39 km (24 mi) W earthquakes near Mason County
Thurston County, WA 52 km (32 mi) SSW earthquakes near Thurston County
Pierce County, WA 53 km (33 mi) SE earthquakes near Pierce County
King County, WA 63 km (39 mi) E earthquakes near King County
Jefferson County, WA 80 km (50 mi) NW earthquakes near Jefferson County

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

Aftershocks so far

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

  1. 1.6 5 km N of Seattle, Washington
  2. 1.7 5 km SSE of Suquamish, Washington
  3. 1.9 2 km ENE of Enetai, Washington
  4. 2.0 0 km NNE of Enetai, Washington
  5. 1.6 0 km SW of Enetai, Washington
  6. 1.8 0 km WNW of Enetai, Washington
  7. 1.8 1 km SE of Enetai, Washington
  8. 2.8 1 km ESE of Enetai, Washington
  9. 1.6 0 km SE of Enetai, Washington
  10. 2.0 1 km SE of Enetai, Washington
  11. 1.5 1 km W of Seattle, Washington
  12. 1.7 2 km ESE of Enetai, Washington
  13. 1.6 0 km NNE of Enetai, Washington
  14. 2.5 1 km NE of Enetai, Washington
  15. 2.2 Puget Sound region, 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

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