Earthquake Information for King County, Washington

King County, WA has a high earthquake risk, with a total of 165 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 77.30% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of King County, WA within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of King County, WA was a 6.5 Magnitude in 1965.

Risk Level:
High

Total Number of Earthquakes in King County since 1931

165

Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years

77.30%

Most Recent
Largest

5/13/2024 - 1.9 mag, 10.2mi depth 15 mi from Shoreline, WA
4/12/2024 - 1.9 mag, 15.6mi depth 2 mi from Ames Lake, WA
4/5/2024 - 1.3 mag, -0.9mi depth 8 mi from Enumclaw, WA
3/14/2024 - 1.7 mag, 25.2mi depth 1 mi from East Renton Highlands, WA
3/13/2024 - 1.6 mag, 4.7mi depth 2 mi from Mirrormont, WA
3/10/2024 - 2.4 mag, 17.4mi depth 6 mi from Fall City, WA
3/6/2024 - 3.0 mag, 9.9mi depth 4 mi from Mirrormont, WA
2/11/2024 - 1.8 mag, 18.4mi depth 2 mi from Wilderness Rim, WA
1/29/2024 - 1.3 mag, 71.4mi depth 4 mi from Black Diamond, WA
1/24/2024 - 2.3 mag, 26.3mi depth 2 mi from Issaquah, WA
1/20/2024 - 2.8 mag, 20.1mi depth 1 mi from Burien, WA
1/7/2024 - 1.1 mag, 18.3mi depth 6 mi from Wilderness Rim, WA
8/9/2023 - 1.7 mag, 13.7mi depth 4 mi from Tanner, WA
8/8/2023 - 1.2 mag, 16.6mi depth 5 mi from Fall City, WA
8/8/2023 - 4.0 mag, 14.5mi depth 6 mi from Fall City, WA
8/8/2023 - 2.3 mag, 14.1mi depth 6 mi from Fall City, WA
8/8/2023 - 0.7 mag, 16.8mi depth 6 mi from Fall City, WA
8/8/2023 - 2.8 mag, 16.0mi depth 6 mi from Fall City, WA
7/31/2023 - 0.9 mag, 11.2mi depth 5 mi from Carnation, WA
7/30/2023 - 0.6 mag, 0.3mi depth 3 mi from Mirrormont, WA
3/22/2023 - 1.4 mag, 18.0mi depth 3 mi from Riverbend, WA
1/12/2023 - 2.2 mag, 26.3mi depth 4 mi from White Center, WA
12/7/2022 - 1.7 mag, 13.3mi depth 2 mi from Mirrormont, WA
12/7/2022 - 1.6 mag, -0.9mi depth 8 mi from Enumclaw, WA
12/7/2022 - 2.3 mag, 21.2mi depth 3 mi from Duvall, WA
11/1/2022 - 1.1 mag, 15.1mi depth 4 mi from Enumclaw, WA
10/7/2022 - 0.6 mag, -0.9mi depth 5 mi from Enumclaw, WA
8/4/2022 - 3.2 mag, 18.2mi depth 4 mi from Black Diamond, WA
6/6/2022 - 1.6 mag, -0.8mi depth 8 mi from Enumclaw, WA
5/16/2022 - 0.7 mag, -0.7mi depth 3 mi from Enumclaw, WA
4/27/2022 - 2.4 mag, 16.5mi depth 5 mi from Fall City, WA
4/26/2022 - 2.5 mag, 3.5mi depth 5 mi from Fall City, WA
1/3/2022 - 1.5 mag, 27.7mi depth 3 mi from White Center, WA
12/21/2021 - 2.2 mag, 6.0mi depth 5 mi from Snoqualmie, WA
12/19/2021 - 2.3 mag, 18.0mi depth 2 mi from Fall City, WA
12/17/2021 - 1.7 mag, 17.9mi depth 2 mi from Carnation, WA
11/28/2021 - 2.3 mag, 14.1mi depth 4 mi from Tanner, WA
11/26/2021 - 1.9 mag, 22.5mi depth 1 mi from Mirrormont, WA
11/18/2021 - 2.0 mag, 17.2mi depth 2 mi from Black Diamond, WA
11/18/2021 - 1.5 mag, 20.2mi depth 2 mi from Ravensdale, WA
11/18/2021 - 1.4 mag, 19.5mi depth 2 mi from Ravensdale, WA
9/13/2021 - 2.3 mag, 17.7mi depth 2 mi from Snoqualmie, WA
8/12/2021 - 2.6 mag, 21.9mi depth 2 mi from Burien, WA
8/11/2021 - 1.5 mag, 19.8mi depth 1 mi from Pacific, WA
8/9/2021 - 2.8 mag, 14.9mi depth 1 mi from Carnation, WA
8/1/2021 - 2.3 mag, 17.5mi depth 2 mi from Ravensdale, WA
7/13/2021 - 2.5 mag, 20.3mi depth 1 mi from Ames Lake, WA
7/13/2021 - 2.3 mag, 23.6mi depth 2 mi from Boulevard Park, WA
7/13/2021 - 2.6 mag, 34.7mi depth 1 mi from Tukwila, WA
7/12/2021 - 2.2 mag, 23.6mi depth 2 mi from Boulevard Park, WA
7/1/2021 - 1.5 mag, 19.0mi depth 3 mi from Enumclaw, WA
5/30/2021 - 2.4 mag, 15.4mi depth 4 mi from Tanner, WA
4/28/2021 - 2.5 mag, 8.4mi depth 10 mi from Carnation, WA
4/24/2021 - 2.2 mag, 23.6mi depth 3 mi from Ames Lake, WA
4/21/2021 - 2.5 mag, 10.0mi depth 9 mi from Skykomish, WA
4/10/2021 - 3.1 mag, 13.6mi depth 3 mi from Tanner, WA
4/10/2021 - 1.9 mag, 15.6mi depth 2 mi from Tanner, WA
3/22/2021 - 2.2 mag, 11.6mi depth 8 mi from Riverbend, WA
3/22/2021 - 1.9 mag, 10.3mi depth 8 mi from Riverbend, WA
3/18/2021 - 2.3 mag, 11.9mi depth 3 mi from Black Diamond, WA
2/23/2021 - 1.7 mag, 23.3mi depth 1 mi from Ames Lake, WA
2/21/2021 - 2.7 mag, 10.3mi depth 7 mi from Snoqualmie, WA
2/10/2021 - 1.1 mag, 19.5mi depth 2 mi from Ravensdale, WA
2/5/2021 - 2.0 mag, 20.3mi depth 2 mi from Ravensdale, WA
1/17/2021 - 2.2 mag, 1.2mi depth 2 mi from Duvall, WA
1/16/2021 - 2.1 mag, 20.2mi depth 1 mi from Mirrormont, WA
1/15/2021 - 2.4 mag, 18.1mi depth 2 mi from Ravensdale, WA
1/15/2021 - 1.7 mag, 15.3mi depth 3 mi from Tanner, WA
12/30/2020 - 2.7 mag, 10.8mi depth 4 mi from Duvall, WA
12/30/2020 - 1.4 mag, 20.0mi depth 2 mi from Ravensdale, WA
12/30/2020 - 3.2 mag, 20.4mi depth 2 mi from Ravensdale, WA
12/29/2020 - 3.0 mag, 19.6mi depth 4 mi from Carnation, WA
12/26/2020 - 2.0 mag, 20.9mi depth 4 mi from Snoqualmie, WA
12/25/2020 - 2.0 mag, 24.0mi depth 0 mi from White Center, WA
12/19/2020 - 2.8 mag, 16.2mi depth 1 mi from Black Diamond, WA
11/13/2020 - 1.4 mag, 3.0mi depth 6 mi from Enumclaw, WA
11/12/2020 - 2.2 mag, 13.7mi depth 5 mi from Fall City, WA
10/22/2020 - 2.3 mag, 10.6mi depth 4 mi from Mirrormont, WA
9/18/2020 - 1.7 mag, 17.4mi depth 3 mi from Wilderness Rim, WA
9/1/2020 - 2.8 mag, 17.1mi depth 2 mi from Des Moines, WA
8/20/2020 - 2.7 mag, 19.5mi depth 2 mi from Ravensdale, WA
8/2/2020 - 2.0 mag, 17.5mi depth 2 mi from Wilderness Rim, WA
7/22/2020 - 2.3 mag, 25.1mi depth 1 mi from Carnation, WA
6/5/2020 - 2.2 mag, 9.6mi depth 3 mi from Snoqualmie, WA
6/5/2020 - 2.1 mag, 24.6mi depth 2 mi from Riverton, WA
5/30/2020 - 2.4 mag, 23.2mi depth 1 mi from Mirrormont, WA
5/11/2020 - 0.5 mag, 24.9mi depth 9 mi from Snoqualmie, WA
5/10/2020 - 1.8 mag, 16.4mi depth 6 mi from Snoqualmie, WA
5/7/2020 - 1.8 mag, 22.8mi depth 2 mi from Mirrormont, WA
5/7/2020 - 1.4 mag, 17.6mi depth 5 mi from Riverbend, WA
5/5/2020 - 1.3 mag, -1.3mi depth 4 mi from Enumclaw, WA
4/22/2020 - 1.3 mag, -1.1mi depth 8 mi from Enumclaw, WA
4/19/2020 - 2.6 mag, 45.6mi depth 5 mi from Vashon, WA
4/9/2020 - 1.1 mag, 8.6mi depth 8 mi from Snoqualmie, WA
4/8/2020 - 1.8 mag, 17.4mi depth 3 mi from Snoqualmie, WA
4/8/2020 - 0.8 mag, 21.8mi depth 1 mi from Duvall, WA
4/6/2020 - 2.9 mag, 21.7mi depth 2 mi from Duvall, WA
3/23/2020 - 2.8 mag, 0.4mi depth 4 mi from Carnation, WA
3/22/2020 - 3.2 mag, 22.8mi depth 1 mi from Duvall, WA
3/22/2020 - 1.9 mag, 2.2mi depth 2 mi from Duvall, WA

4/29/1965 - 6.5 mag, 65.7mi depth 1 mi from Federal Way, WA
1/29/1995 - 5.1 mag, 17.2mi depth 2 mi from Des Moines, WA
9/12/2015 - 4.1 mag, 6.0mi depth 3 mi from Snoqualmie, WA
12/31/1978 - 4.0 mag, 20.0mi depth 3 mi from Snoqualmie, WA
8/8/2023 - 4.0 mag, 14.5mi depth 6 mi from Fall City, WA
9/12/2015 - 4.0 mag, 21.8mi depth 2 mi from North Bend, WA
6/18/1994 - 3.9 mag, 0.1mi depth 7 mi from Skykomish, WA
9/10/1994 - 3.8 mag, 18.4mi depth 2 mi from Enumclaw, WA
6/20/2003 - 3.6 mag, 17.4mi depth 2 mi from Union Hill Novelty Hill, WA
2/1/1979 - 3.6 mag, 8.0mi depth 3 mi from Snoqualmie, WA
2/10/1997 - 3.5 mag, 0.0mi depth 3 mi from Boulevard Park, WA
12/18/2019 - 3.5 mag, 14.7mi depth 4 mi from Fall City, WA
12/30/1990 - 3.5 mag, 17.1mi depth 2 mi from North Bend, WA
1/21/1996 - 3.4 mag, 21.8mi depth 1 mi from Wilderness Rim, WA
5/25/2010 - 3.4 mag, 6.2mi depth 2 mi from Union Hill Novelty Hill, WA
7/23/2011 - 3.4 mag, 17.1mi depth 8 mi from Carnation, WA
5/3/1996 - 3.4 mag, 3.5mi depth 4 mi from Lake Marcel Stillwater, WA
3/29/1992 - 3.4 mag, 25.4mi depth 1 mi from Clyde Hill, WA
11/9/2019 - 3.4 mag, 17.4mi depth 6 mi from Fall City, WA
6/16/1985 - 3.4 mag, 17.8mi depth 4 mi from Wilderness Rim, WA
1/7/1993 - 3.4 mag, 14.4mi depth 11 mi from Skykomish, WA
1/22/2017 - 3.3 mag, 3.9mi depth 6 mi from Riverbend, WA
1/17/1989 - 3.3 mag, 1.5mi depth 1 mi from Yarrow Point, WA
4/19/1992 - 3.3 mag, 23.1mi depth 2 mi from East Renton Highlands, WA
9/22/2011 - 3.2 mag, 24.5mi depth 1 mi from Maple Heights Lake Desire, WA
3/22/2020 - 3.2 mag, 22.8mi depth 1 mi from Duvall, WA
10/19/1997 - 3.2 mag, 2.9mi depth 5 mi from Duvall, WA
5/4/1996 - 3.2 mag, 5.7mi depth 4 mi from Lake Marcel Stillwater, WA
6/1/1996 - 3.2 mag, 5.8mi depth 6 mi from Duvall, WA
12/19/2019 - 3.2 mag, 14.8mi depth 4 mi from Fall City, WA
12/30/2020 - 3.2 mag, 20.4mi depth 2 mi from Ravensdale, WA
8/4/2022 - 3.2 mag, 18.2mi depth 4 mi from Black Diamond, WA
6/23/1980 - 3.1 mag, 3.0mi depth 2 mi from Bryn Mawr Skyway, WA
6/16/1988 - 3.1 mag, 7.9mi depth 1 mi from Lake Marcel Stillwater, WA
4/10/2021 - 3.1 mag, 13.6mi depth 3 mi from Tanner, WA
7/22/1994 - 3.1 mag, 6.8mi depth 3 mi from Sammamish, WA
6/9/1996 - 3.1 mag, 3.2mi depth 5 mi from Lake Marcel Stillwater, WA
2/14/2001 - 3.1 mag, 6.8mi depth 2 mi from Snoqualmie, WA
5/3/1996 - 3.1 mag, 4.4mi depth 5 mi from Lake Marcel Stillwater, WA
7/22/2002 - 3.1 mag, 28.3mi depth 3 mi from Wilderness Rim, WA
9/14/1985 - 3.1 mag, 19.8mi depth 3 mi from Normandy Park, WA
7/15/1995 - 3.1 mag, 23.8mi depth 1 mi from Clyde Hill, WA
5/3/1996 - 3.0 mag, 5.3mi depth 5 mi from Duvall, WA
2/3/2014 - 3.0 mag, 23.9mi depth 3 mi from Federal Way, WA
5/5/1996 - 3.0 mag, 3.5mi depth 5 mi from Duvall, WA
12/1/1974 - 3.0 mag, 13.0mi depth 2 mi from Seattle, WA
4/27/1984 - 3.0 mag, 8.0mi depth 1 mi from Ames Lake, WA
3/21/1985 - 3.0 mag, 6.6mi depth 1 mi from Clyde Hill, WA
12/29/2020 - 3.0 mag, 19.6mi depth 4 mi from Carnation, WA
5/3/1996 - 3.0 mag, 3.8mi depth 5 mi from Lake Marcel Stillwater, WA
3/6/2024 - 3.0 mag, 9.9mi depth 4 mi from Mirrormont, WA
7/3/1996 - 3.0 mag, 3.0mi depth 5 mi from Duvall, WA
6/23/1980 - 3.0 mag, 3.0mi depth 3 mi from Mercer Island, WA
7/31/2002 - 2.9 mag, 49.5mi depth 1 mi from East Hill Meridian, WA
1/26/1988 - 2.9 mag, 19.7mi depth 3 mi from Wilderness Rim, WA
10/8/2002 - 2.9 mag, 17.5mi depth 3 mi from Snoqualmie, WA
10/2/2016 - 2.9 mag, 19.8mi depth 1 mi from Mirrormont, WA
4/19/1994 - 2.9 mag, 12.5mi depth 6 mi from Wilderness Rim, WA
1/23/1981 - 2.9 mag, 23.0mi depth 4 mi from Seattle, WA
3/17/1990 - 2.9 mag, 6.8mi depth 1 mi from Lakeland North, WA
4/6/2020 - 2.9 mag, 21.7mi depth 2 mi from Duvall, WA
1/21/1996 - 2.9 mag, 20.9mi depth 1 mi from Wilderness Rim, WA
6/15/2011 - 2.9 mag, 31.8mi depth 1 mi from Shoreline, WA
4/26/2016 - 2.9 mag, 3.1mi depth 3 mi from Mirrormont, WA
10/13/2014 - 2.9 mag, 2.0mi depth 1 mi from Ames Lake, WA
6/24/2016 - 2.9 mag, 3.3mi depth 2 mi from Lakeland South, WA
12/31/2000 - 2.9 mag, 12.7mi depth 2 mi from Tanner, WA
11/2/2015 - 2.9 mag, 13.6mi depth 4 mi from Maple Valley, WA
8/12/1983 - 2.9 mag, 14.4mi depth 1 mi from Tanner, WA
6/19/1996 - 2.9 mag, 3.6mi depth 5 mi from Duvall, WA
4/2/1996 - 2.9 mag, 22.9mi depth 1 mi from Lake Marcel Stillwater, WA
2/9/2006 - 2.9 mag, 8.4mi depth 2 mi from North Bend, WA
11/29/1994 - 2.9 mag, 18.2mi depth 3 mi from Wilderness Rim, WA
3/11/2001 - 2.9 mag, 21.7mi depth 2 mi from Fall City, WA
1/9/2020 - 2.9 mag, 15.5mi depth 4 mi from Fall City, WA
2/10/1995 - 2.9 mag, 23.7mi depth 2 mi from Lake Forest Park, WA
7/30/2019 - 2.9 mag, 10.3mi depth 2 mi from Fairwood, WA
9/17/2017 - 2.9 mag, 19.9mi depth 2 mi from Riverbend, WA
9/1/2020 - 2.8 mag, 17.1mi depth 2 mi from Des Moines, WA
12/24/2009 - 2.8 mag, 16.0mi depth 2 mi from Snoqualmie, WA
8/8/2023 - 2.8 mag, 16.0mi depth 6 mi from Fall City, WA
9/30/1980 - 2.8 mag, 9.0mi depth 1 mi from Cottage Lake, WA
4/21/1989 - 2.8 mag, 4.5mi depth 1 mi from Shadow Lake, WA
2/8/2003 - 2.8 mag, 5.9mi depth 2 mi from Snoqualmie, WA
10/22/2016 - 2.8 mag, 26.2mi depth 3 mi from Fall City, WA
8/9/2021 - 2.8 mag, 14.9mi depth 1 mi from Carnation, WA
3/23/2020 - 2.8 mag, 0.4mi depth 4 mi from Carnation, WA
9/20/1999 - 2.8 mag, 16.9mi depth 7 mi from Snoqualmie, WA
5/5/1996 - 2.8 mag, 8.2mi depth 7 mi from Lake Marcel Stillwater, WA
2/20/2019 - 2.8 mag, 18.2mi depth 1 mi from Normandy Park, WA
12/19/1988 - 2.8 mag, 8.1mi depth 4 mi from Seattle, WA
7/25/2014 - 2.8 mag, 1.4mi depth 1 mi from Duvall, WA
1/20/2024 - 2.8 mag, 20.1mi depth 1 mi from Burien, WA
12/19/2020 - 2.8 mag, 16.2mi depth 1 mi from Black Diamond, WA
11/3/2017 - 2.8 mag, 16.5mi depth 5 mi from Snoqualmie, WA
2/4/2012 - 2.8 mag, 24.8mi depth 1 mi from Federal Way, WA
8/18/2011 - 2.8 mag, 1.6mi depth 2 mi from East Renton Highlands, WA
11/9/2019 - 2.8 mag, 13.6mi depth 4 mi from Fall City, WA
10/28/2006 - 2.8 mag, 7.2mi depth 5 mi from Lake Marcel Stillwater, WA
2/5/2016 - 2.8 mag, 14.7mi depth 1 mi from Lakeland South, WA

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Earthquake Probability for King County, WA

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in King County, WA.

Probability of Earthquakes Within the Next 50 Years For Magnitudes Between 5.0 and 9.2

(within 31 km/51 miles above magnitude)

5.0

77.30%

5.1

72.06%

5.2

72.06%

5.2

66.70%

5.3

61.35%

5.4

56.13%

5.5

51.15%

5.6

46.46%

5.7

42.10%

5.8

38.10%

5.9

34.45%

6.0

31.15%

6.1

27.78%

6.2

24.72%

6.3

21.84%

6.4

19.23%

6.5

16.82%

6.6

14.07%

6.7

11.49%

6.8

9.00%

6.9

6.84%

7.0

4.61%

7.1

2.83%

7.2

1.15%

7.3

0.60%

7.4

0.29%

7.5

0.14%

7.6

0.06%

7.7

0.01%

7.8

0.00%

7.9

0.00%

8.0

0.00%

8.1

0.00%

8.2

0.00%

8.3

0.00%

8.4

0.00%

8.5

0.00%

8.6

0.00%

8.7

0.00%

8.8

0.00%

8.9

0.00%

9.0

0.00%

9.1

0.00%

9.2

0.00%

Earthquake Count for King County, WA

View the number of earthquake incidents in King County, WA by year that are more than 2.5 Magnitude.

List of Earthquake Incidents for King County, WA

Total Number of Earthquakes in King County, WA within 30 miles. All distances and depths in the table are measured in miles.

Date

Magnitude

Depth

05/13/2024

1.9

10.2

Earthquake Information for King County, Washington

Earthquake Probability for King County, WA

Probability of Earthquakes Within the Next 50 Years For Magnitudes Between 5.0 and 9.2

Earthquake Count for King County, WA

List of Earthquake Incidents for King County, WA

Risk Of Natural Disasters In King County, WA

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