Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 4.2ml
5 km WNW of Wauna, Washington
- When
- Magnitude
- M 4.2 (ml)
- Depth
- 28 km below the surface
- Felt
- 5,259 reports · strongest reported intensity IV
- Measured shaking
- intensity IV (ShakeMap)
- USGS impact alert
- green
- Nearest
- Kitsap County, 26 km N
- Nearest mapped fault
- Tacoma fault, 4 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 55 minutes ago
This was a light earthquake. It is usually felt clearly nearby and can rattle windows and dishes, but damage is uncommon. 5,259 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 27 tons of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 5.2 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Northridge, California 1994 M 6.7 6,200× the energy of this one
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 280× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 200× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 4.2 about 27 tons of TNT
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 this one released 57× more
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.
Revisions
USGS refines a solution as more stations report. Every change we have seen is listed here.
| What changed | From | To | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| felt reports | 5194 | 5259 | |
| felt reports | 4379 | 5194 | |
| felt reports | 4310 | 4379 | |
| felt reports | 3759 | 4310 | |
| reported intensity | 3.4 | 3.8 | |
| felt reports | 2871 | 3759 | |
| felt reports | 1846 | 2871 | |
| measured intensity | 3.48 | 3.51 | |
| impact alert | not reported | green | |
| reported intensity | 3.5 | 3.4 | |
| felt reports | 1795 | 1846 | |
| measured intensity | not reported | 3.48 |
Where
Epicentre 47.4058, -122.7100. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitsap County, WA | 26 km (16 mi) | S of here | earthquakes near Kitsap County |
| Mason County, WA | 35 km (22 mi) | E of here | earthquakes near Mason County |
| Thurston County, WA | 53 km (33 mi) | N of here | earthquakes near Thurston County |
| Pierce County, WA | 58 km (36 mi) | NW of here | earthquakes near Pierce County |
| King County, WA | 67 km (41 mi) | W of here | earthquakes near King County |
| Jefferson County, WA | 76 km (47 mi) | SE of here | earthquakes near Jefferson County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
1 earthquake has been recorded within 50 km since this one.
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.
For this area
The largest earthquake within 50 km in our catalogue was M 4.1 on 2017-02-23.
From the QuakeIndex catalogue, built from the USGS FDSN event service.
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
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert.