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M 2.6ml
Earthquake near Seattle, WA
No earthquake was likely felt in Seattle in the 24 hours to 11:48 pm PST (07:48 UTC). The last one was M 4.2, 37 km (23 mi) SW, at 2:05 pm PDT on 29 September 2026, estimated intensity III (weak) in town; 9,329 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Seattle
This page: a magnitude 2.6 earthquake was recorded 40 km (25 mi) north of Seattle, WA, at 6:47 pm PST on 25 November 2019 (02:47 UTC), 13 km deep. 166 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
USGS: 6 km WSW of Clinton, Washington
39 km (24 mi) N of Seattle, WA · 18 km (11 mi) W of Everett, WA
- When
- 6:47 pm PST on 25 November 2019 ()
- Where
- 40 km (25 mi) north of Seattle, WA · earthquakes near Seattle
- Magnitude
- M 2.6 (ml)
- Depth
- 13 km below the surface
- Felt
- 166 reports · strongest reported intensity III
- Nearest
- Island County, 28 km NW
- Nearest mapped fault
- Southern Whidbey Island fault, under 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 2459 days ago
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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 19 km (12 mi) from the epicentre. In Seattle, 40 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: Everett 17 km, intensity II · Edmonds 17 km, intensity II · Lynnwood 18 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 210 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.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 72,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 51,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 4.6× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.6 about 210 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
The largest earthquake within 50 km since 2016 was M 4.6 on 2019-07-12 — about 1,100 times the energy of this one.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists 4 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km:
- 5.4 8 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 47 km ESE of this epicentre
- 5.3 Eastern Olympic Peninsula, Washington · 46 km WSW of this epicentre
- 5.0 4 km ENE of Machias, Washington · 33 km E of this epicentre
- 5.0 6 km W of Conway, Washington · 41 km N 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 47.9628, -122.4353. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Island County, WA | 28 km (17 mi) | NW | earthquakes near Island County |
| Kitsap County, WA | 39 km (24 mi) | SSW | earthquakes near Kitsap County |
| Snohomish County, WA | 51 km (32 mi) | ENE | earthquakes near Snohomish County |
| King County, WA | 69 km (43 mi) | SE | earthquakes near King County |
| Skagit County, WA | 75 km (46 mi) | NE | earthquakes near Skagit County |
| San Juan County, WA | 78 km (49 mi) | NW | earthquakes near San Juan County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
50 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.8 4 km SSW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington
- 2.5 3 km W of Monroe, Washington
- 1.7 3 km SSW of Roosevelt, Washington
- 2.4 5 km E of Quilcene, Washington
- 1.7 4 km E of Granite Falls, Washington
- 1.5 Washington
- 1.7 2 km NNW of Indianola, Washington
- 1.8 2 km S of Keyport, Washington
- 1.6 5 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington
- 1.7 0 km ESE of Enetai, Washington
- 2.5 3 km SW of Woodway, Washington
- 1.6 0 km ESE of Granite Falls, Washington
- 1.9 6 km ENE of Marrowstone, Washington
- 1.7 1 km SW of Echo Lake, Washington
- 1.7 2 km NE of Port Ludlow, 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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- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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