Latest quake See all | Mag. 1.2 earthquake 8 km NNW of Entiat, Washington - |
Strongest past 7 days | Mag. 2.8 United States, Snohomish County, Washington - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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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 | ||
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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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Washington State has relatively few 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. 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.
The last earthquake in Washington State occurred 15 hours ago and had a magnitude of 1.2:
A light magnitude 1.2 earthquake hit 36 km (22 mi) away from Wenatchee, Washington, United States, in the afternoon of Wednesday, Mar 27, 2024 at 5.10 pm local time (America/Los Angeles GMT -7). The quake had a very shallow depth of 0.4 km (0.2 mi) and was too small to be felt by people.
In the past 7 days, Washington State has had 6 quakes of magnitude 2.0 or above. There were also 65 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.
The strongest earthquake in Washington State in the past 7 days had a magnitude of 2.8 and occurred 4 days ago:
A light magnitude 2.8 earthquake occurred under the sea near the coast of Washington, United States, in the early morning of Sunday, Mar 24, 2024 at 1.33 am local time (America/Los Angeles GMT -7). The quake had a shallow depth of 56 km (35 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).