How frequent are earthquakes in or near Washington, USA?

Washington has relatively few earthquakes. Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 2,000 quakes on average per year in or near Washington, USA. However, Washington has had at least 6 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.

How many earthquakes occur every year in or near Washington, USA?

On average, Washington has about 155 quakes of magnitude 2 or higher per year (Mag 3+: 17.5 quakes per year, Mag 4+: 7.6 quakes per year).

When was the latest earthquake in Washington?

The last earthquake in Washington occurred 1 day 1 hours ago and had a magnitude of 1.1: A light magnitude 1.1 earthquake hit 33 km (20 mi) away from Vancouver, Washington, United States, in the early afternoon of Saturday, Jun 29, 2024 at 2.53 pm local time (America/Los Angeles GMT -7). The quake had a very shallow depth of 5.8 km (3.6 mi) and was too small to be felt by people.

How many quakes were there in Washington in the past 30 days?

In the past 30 days, Washington has had 0 quakes of magnitude 3.0 or above and 12 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. There have been also 243 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.

What was the strongest quake in Washington in the past 30 days?

The strongest earthquake in Washington in the past 30 days had a magnitude of 3.0 and occurred 3 weeks ago: A light magnitude 3.0 earthquake hit 26 km (16 mi) away from Aberdeen, Washington, United States, in the morning of Thursday, Jun 6, 2024 at 9.28 am local time (GMT -7). The quake had a very shallow depth of 10 km (6 mi) and was felt widely in the area.

19 quakes Mag. 1+

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Latest quakes in or near Washington, USA, in the past 30 days - list, stats and map

Latest See all	Mag. 1.1 earthquake 20 mi northeast of Vancouver - Washington, United States -
Strongest past 30 days	Mag. 3? possible quake 16 mi west of Aberdeen - Washington, United States - Jun 6, 2024 -

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In the past 30 days, Washington has had 255 quakes of magnitudes up to 3.0:

0 quakes above magnitude 3
12 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
243 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.

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	Total number	<M2	M2+	M3+	M4+	M5+	M6+	M7+
Past 7 days	57 quakes	18	1	-	-	-	-	-
Past 30 days	255 quakes	101	12	-	-	-	-	-
Past 3 years	7,728 quakes	3,513	458	35	3	-	-	-
Past 10 years	22,024 quakes	9,533	1,525	129	12	-	-	-

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Latest quakes in or near Washington, USA, in the past 30 days - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Nearest Volcano	Location	Details
Jun 29, 02:53 pm (Los Angeles)	1.1 5.8 km		20 mi northeast of Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, United States	Info
Jun 29, 01:55 am (Los Angeles)	1.7 12 km		14 km W of Skokomish, Washington	Info
Friday, June 28, 2024 GMT (5 quakes)
Jun 28, 03:37 pm (Los Angeles)	1.3 1.8 km		27 mi east of Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington, United States	Info
Jun 28, 10:19 am (Los Angeles)	1.7 0 km		5 km SW of Port Ludlow, Washington	Info
Jun 28, 06:18 am (Los Angeles)	1.2 26 km	10 km (6.2 mi) to the W	North Pacific Ocean, Washington	Info
Jun 27, 10:12 pm (Los Angeles)	1.3 17 km		San Juan County, 25 mi west of Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington, United States	Info
Jun 27, 07:52 pm (Los Angeles)	1.2 13 km		8.7 mi west of Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington, United States	Info
Thursday, June 27, 2024 GMT (4 quakes)
Jun 27, 12:23 pm (Los Angeles)	2.2 34 km	6 km (3.7 mi) to the W	12 km NW of Port Angeles, Washington	Info
Jun 27, 12:03 pm (Los Angeles)	1.1 17 km		17 mi east of Bellevue, King County, Washington, United States	Info

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Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 2,000 quakes on average per year in or near Washington, USA:

Mag. 6 or higher: 0.05 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 20.8 years)
Mag. 5 or higher: 0.47 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.1 years)
Mag. 4 or higher: 7.6 quakes per year
Mag. 3 or higher: 17.5 quakes per year
Mag. 2 or higher: 155 quakes per year (or 12.9 quakes per month)
Mag. 1 or higher: 1,100 quakes per year (or 3 quakes per day)

Washington has relatively few earthquakes. However, Washington has had at least 6 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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