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M 2.6ml
Earthquake near Enetai, WA
No earthquake was likely felt in Enetai in the 24 hours to 3:04 am PST (11:04 UTC). The last one was M 4.2, 23 km (14 mi) SSW, at 2:05 pm PDT on 29 September 2026, estimated intensity III (weak) in town; 9,329 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Enetai
This page: a magnitude 2.6 earthquake was recorded in Enetai, WA, at 4:49 am PDT on 12 May 2020 (11:49 UTC), 24 km deep. 19 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
USGS: 0 km E of Enetai, Washington
18 km (11 mi) WSW of Seattle, WA
- When
- 4:49 am PDT on 12 May 2020 ()
- Where
- in Enetai, WA · earthquakes near Enetai
- Magnitude
- M 2.6 (ml)
- Depth
- 24 km below the surface
- Felt
- 19 reports · strongest reported intensity IV
- Measured shaking
- intensity III (ShakeMap)
- Nearest
- Kitsap County, 7 km NW
- Nearest mapped fault
- Seattle fault, 2 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 2298 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 2 km (1 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: Enetai in town, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 270 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 57,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 40,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 3.6× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.6 about 270 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 4.1 on 2017-02-23 — about 150 times the energy of this one.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists 6 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:
- 6.8 The 2001 Nisqually, Washington Earthquake · 50 km SSW of this epicentre
- 6.7 1 km ENE of Dash Point, Washington · 32 km SSE of this epicentre
- 6.1 Puget Sound region, Washington · 24 km SSW of this epicentre
- 5.8 Puget Sound area, Washington · 41 km SW of this epicentre
- 5.3 Eastern Olympic Peninsula, Washington · 39 km NW 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 47.5855, -122.5903. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitsap County, WA | 7 km (5 mi) | NW | earthquakes near Kitsap County |
| Mason County, WA | 51 km (32 mi) | WSW | earthquakes near Mason County |
| King County, WA | 58 km (36 mi) | E | earthquakes near King County |
| Island County, WA | 64 km (40 mi) | N | earthquakes near Island County |
| Pierce County, WA | 68 km (42 mi) | SSE | earthquakes near Pierce County |
| Jefferson County, WA | 74 km (46 mi) | WNW | 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.
- 1.6 10 km SW of Brinnon, Washington
- 1.7 5 km SSW of Port Ludlow, Washington
- 2.0 0 km N of Enetai, Washington
- 1.8 1 km SW of Enetai, Washington
- 1.6 2 km S of Bainbridge Island, Washington
- 2.4 0 km SE of Enetai, Washington
- 1.6 6 km SW of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington
- 1.7 1 km S of Southworth, Washington
- 1.6 3 km N of Silverdale, Washington
- 1.8 5 km SW of Port Ludlow, Washington
- 1.6 4 km W of Seabeck, Washington
- 1.7 3 km ENE of Enetai, Washington
- 1.5 2 km NNW of Manchester, Washington
- 2.2 1 km E of Enetai, Washington
- 1.8 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
- The official USGS event page — the source of record for every value above
- 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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