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M 2.0ml
Earthquake near Everett, WA
No earthquake was likely felt in Everett in the 24 hours to 8:07 am PST (16:07 UTC). The last one was M 4.2, 75 km (47 mi) SSW, at 2:05 pm PDT on 29 September 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 9,329 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Everett
This page: a magnitude 2.0 earthquake was recorded 41 km (25 mi) northeast of Everett, WA, at 1:33 pm PDT on 30 July 2020 (20:33 UTC), 15 km deep. 1 person has reported feeling it to USGS.
USGS: 4 km E of Oso, Washington
81 km (50 mi) NNE of Seattle, WA · 30 km (19 mi) NE of Marysville, WA
- When
- 1:33 pm PDT on 30 July 2020 ()
- Where
- 41 km (25 mi) northeast of Everett, WA · earthquakes near Everett
- Magnitude
- M 2.0 (ml)
- Depth
- 15 km below the surface
- Felt
- 1 report · strongest reported intensity II
- Nearest
- Skagit County, 25 km N
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2224 days ago
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This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 5 km (3 mi) from the epicentre. In Everett, 41 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.
Earthquakes near other towns within 30 km: Arlington Heights, Darrington, Arlington, Bryant, Granite Falls, Sisco Heights.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 27 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.0 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 560,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 390,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 35× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.0 about 27 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 8,200 times the energy of this one.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists 3 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km:
- 5.6 Near Marblemount, Washington · 43 km NE of this epicentre
- 5.0 4 km ENE of Machias, Washington · 32 km SSW of this epicentre
- 5.0 6 km W of Conway, Washington · 42 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 48.2720, -121.8673. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skagit County, WA | 25 km (15 mi) | N | earthquakes near Skagit County |
| Snohomish County, WA | 25 km (16 mi) | SSE | earthquakes near Snohomish County |
| Island County, WA | 61 km (38 mi) | WSW | earthquakes near Island County |
| Whatcom County, WA | 63 km (39 mi) | N | earthquakes near Whatcom County |
| King County, WA | 87 km (54 mi) | S | earthquakes near King County |
| Kitsap County, WA | 91 km (57 mi) | SW | earthquakes near Kitsap County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
58 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.6 9 km NNE of Hamilton, Washington
- 2.8 9 km NNE of Hamilton, Washington
- 1.6 1 km WNW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington
- 1.9 9 km NNE of Hamilton, Washington
- 2.3 9 km NNE of Hamilton, Washington
- 1.6 2 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington
- 1.7 5 km NNE of Oso, Washington
- 2.2 2 km N of Mount Vernon, Washington
- 1.8 3 km NW of Mount Vernon, Washington
- 2.2 6 km NE of Oso, Washington
- 1.7 3 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington
- 1.8 5 km SW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington
- 2.2 8 km NE of Oso, Washington
- 1.9 2 km SSW of Hamilton, Washington
- 2.1 4 km SSW of Hamilton, 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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