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6 quakes Mag. 2+
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Latest quakes in or near Washington State, USA - list, stats and map

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Mag. 1.2 earthquake 8 km NNW of Entiat, Washington -
Strongest past 7 daysMag. 2.8 United States, Snohomish County, Washington -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 15:30 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near Washington State, USA, in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near Washington State, find out which quakes are happening right now!
In the past 24 hours, Washington State has had 5 small quakes between magnitudes 1.0 and 1.8.
In the past 7 days, Washington State has had 71 quakes of magnitudes up to 2.8:
  • 6 quakes above magnitude 2
  • 65 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest today: Mag. 1.2 Earthquake 8 km NNW of Entiat, Washington -
Strongest: Mag. 2.8 Earthquake 3 km E of Port Townsend, Washington -
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Latest quakes in or near Washington State, USA - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Mar 27, 05:10 pm (Los Angeles)
Mar 28, 00:10 GMT
1.2

0.4 km
8 km NNW of Entiat, Washington Info
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 GMT (12 quakes)
Mar 27, 01:36 pm (Los Angeles)
Mar 27, 20:36 GMT
1.7

21 km
18 km NW of Bickleton, Washington Info
Mar 27, 12:40 pm (Los Angeles)
Mar 27, 19:40 GMT
1.8

0 km
Jefferson County, United States, 17 mi west of Edmonds, Snohomish County, Washington Info
Mar 27, 11:16 am (Los Angeles)
Mar 27, 18:16 GMT
0.8

6.5 km
12 km N of Ashford, Washington Info
Mar 27, 10:03 am (Los Angeles)
Mar 27, 17:03 GMT
1.0

19 km
6 km WSW of Alder, Washington Info
Mar 27, 02:09 am (Los Angeles)
Mar 27, 09:09 GMT
1.9

35 km
3 km NNE of White Center, Washington Info
Mar 26, 11:52 pm (Los Angeles)
Mar 27, 06:52 GMT
0.5

4.7 km
Skamania County, United States, 51 mi northeast of Vancouver, Clark County, Washington Info
Mar 26, 10:46 pm (Los Angeles)
Mar 27, 05:46 GMT
0.8

10.4 km
United States, 14 mi east of Longview, Cowlitz County, Washington Info
Mar 26, 10:05 pm (Los Angeles)
Mar 27, 05:05 GMT
0.5

5.2 km
Cowlitz County, United States, 51 mi northeast of Vancouver, Clark County, Washington Info
Mar 26, 07:38 pm (Los Angeles)
Mar 27, 02:38 GMT
1.8

20 km
United States, 12 mi southeast of Issaquah, King County, Washington Info
Mar 26, 06:16 pm (Los Angeles)
Mar 27, 01:16 GMT
0.2

3.6 km
27 km S of Morton, Washington Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 2.8 x 109 joules (770 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.662 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 1,900 quakes on average per year in or near Washington State, USA:
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.04 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 25 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 0.46 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.2 years)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 7.6 quakes per year
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 17.9 quakes per year
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 155 quakes per year (or 12.9 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 1,000 quakes per year (or 2.8 quakes per day)
Washington State has relatively few earthquakes. However, Washington State has had at least 5 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 20 to 25 years.

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