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M 2.2ml
Earthquake near Everett, WA
No earthquake was likely felt in Everett in the 24 hours to 8:56 am PST (16:56 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 2.2 earthquake was recorded 44 km (27 mi) northeast of Everett, WA, at 9:53 pm PDT on 17 May 2022 (04:53 UTC), 2.9 km deep. 3 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
USGS: 7 km ENE of Oso, Washington
84 km (52 mi) NNE of Seattle, WA · 33 km (21 mi) NE of Marysville, WA
- When
- 9:53 pm PDT on 17 May 2022 ()
- Where
- 44 km (27 mi) northeast of Everett, WA · earthquakes near Everett
- Magnitude
- M 2.2 (ml)
- Depth
- 2.9 km below the surface
- Felt
- 3 reports · strongest reported intensity II
- Nearest
- Skagit County, 22 km N
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 1574 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 18 km (11 mi) from the epicentre. In Everett, 44 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: Darrington, Arlington Heights, Arlington, Bryant, Granite Falls, Sisco Heights.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 52 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.2 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 290,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 200,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 18× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.2 about 52 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 4,300 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 · 40 km NE of this epicentre
- 5.0 4 km ENE of Machias, Washington · 35 km SSW of this epicentre
- 5.0 6 km W of Conway, Washington · 44 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 48.2972, -121.8438. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skagit County, WA | 22 km (14 mi) | N | earthquakes near Skagit County |
| Snohomish County, WA | 28 km (17 mi) | SSE | earthquakes near Snohomish County |
| Whatcom County, WA | 61 km (38 mi) | N | earthquakes near Whatcom County |
| Island County, WA | 63 km (39 mi) | WSW | earthquakes near Island County |
| King County, WA | 90 km (56 mi) | S | earthquakes near King County |
| Kitsap County, WA | 95 km (59 mi) | SW | earthquakes near Kitsap 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.
- 1.5 1 km E of Granite Falls, Washington
- 1.7 5 km NNE of Oso, Washington
- 1.5 3 km SSE of Stanwood, Washington
- 1.6 10 km ESE of Hamilton, Washington
- 1.6 3 km NNW of Oso, Washington
- 1.6 Washington
- 3.4 2 km SSE of Stanwood, Washington
- 1.6 3 km WNW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington
- 1.6 6 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington
- 1.6 2 km E of Granite Falls, Washington
- 1.7 15 km NE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington
- 1.9 4 km SW of Big Lake, Washington
- 1.6 2 km E of Granite Falls, Washington
- 2.9 12 km NNE of Hamilton, Washington
- 1.9 6 km W of Lake Cavanaugh, 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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