The map shows quakes of M1.5 and up from the last 90 days, the 8 biggest on record, and always the very latest quake — even if it was smaller than M1.5. The list below can include smaller ones the map leaves out. Tap any dot for details.
In the last 30 days, 9 earthquakes of M1.5 or bigger were recorded within 100 km of Port Townsend, the biggest of them M2.0. Over the past year, M3.0+ quakes near Port Townsend came at 0.7× the usual pace — quieter than normal for this area. The biggest quake on record near Port Townsend — records go back to 1980 — was the M5.4 of May 03, 1996, 04:04 UTC: 8 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington.
How we figure this: 4 quakes of M3.0 or bigger within 100 km in the last 12 months (Nov 03, 2025 – Nov 03, 2026), compared with an average of 5.6 a year across the full calendar years 2016–2025, counted the same way. This compares how often quakes happened in two past periods. It is not a forecast, and it does not mean a big earthquake is on its way — nobody can predict earthquakes.
Latest earthquakes near Port Townsend
| Mag | Location | Local time | Depth | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M0.4 | 7 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington | Nov 02, 2026, 02:34 PM | 20 km | 40 km S |
| M1.0 | 0 km ESE of Snoqualmie, Washington | Nov 02, 2026, 01:49 PM | 15 km | 97 km SE |
| M0.9 | 23 km WNW of Skokomish, Washington | Nov 01, 2026, 08:05 PM | 15 km | 96 km SSW |
| M1.0 | 10 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington | Nov 01, 2026, 11:50 AM | 7 km | 95 km SE |
| M1.3 | 4 km NNW of Victoria, Canada | Oct 31, 2026, 10:12 AM | 21 km | 60 km NW |
| M1.6 | 11 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington | Oct 30, 2026, 04:19 PM | 8 km | 95 km SE |
| M1.2 | 2 km ENE of May Creek, Washington | Oct 30, 2026, 10:11 AM | 8 km | 89 km ESE |
| M1.2 | 11 km SW of Friday Harbor, Washington | Oct 30, 2026, 12:23 AM | 46 km | 46 km NW |
| M1.0 | 1 km E of Ames Lake, Washington | Oct 29, 2026, 06:18 PM | 17 km | 81 km SE |
| M1.0 | 5 km SW of Darrington, Washington | Oct 29, 2026, 04:15 AM | 12 km | 83 km E |
Earthquakes per year near Port Townsend (M3.0 and up, within 100 km)
M3.0–3.9 M4.0+
Each bar is one year; taller means more quakes (M3.0 and up). The dark red part is the bigger ones (M4.0+), counted inside the number above each bar — not added on top. These may be felt, depending on how far away and how deep they are. 2026 is not a full year yet — it only counts up to today. Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog.
What the last year looked like near Port Townsend
Every quake of M1.5 or bigger within 100 km over the last year — 182 in total. A quake of exactly M2.0 counts in the M2.0–3.0 group.
The 8 biggest earthquakes on record near Port Townsend (M4.0 and up, since 1980)
| Mag | Location | Date (UTC) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| M5.4 | 8 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington | May 03, 1996, 04:04 UTC | 77 km |
| M5.0 | 3 km WSW of Des Moines, Washington | Jan 29, 1995, 03:11 UTC | 87 km |
| M5.0 | 4 km ENE of Deming, Washington | Apr 14, 1990, 05:33 UTC | 92 km |
| M4.9 | 2 km NE of Enetai, Washington | Jun 23, 1997, 19:13 UTC | 59 km |
| M4.8 | 26 km W of Brinnon, Washington | Apr 25, 2003, 10:02 UTC | 62 km |
| M4.8 | 12 km SE of North Saanich, Canada | Dec 30, 2015, 07:39 UTC | 66 km |
| M4.7 | 6 km ESE of Lofall, Washington | Jan 30, 2009, 13:25 UTC | 39 km |
| M4.6 | 2 km S of Roosevelt, Washington | Jul 12, 2019, 09:51 UTC | 62 km |
Nearby places
Port Hadlock-Irondale, WA (10 km) · Coupeville, WA (13 km) · Camano, WA (18 km) · Everett, WA (44 km) · Marysville, WA (44 km) · Edmonds, WA (44 km)
USGS data fetched Nov 03, 2026, 17:45 UTC · page built Nov 03, 2026, 17:45 UTC. How to read this page: recent-window counts cover M1.5+ events within 100 km; the 10-year layer is based on M3.0+ and the history layer on M4.0+ since 1980. Recording completeness varies by era and region — small quakes from early decades are under-recorded, so “no record” does not prove “never happened”. Depths are relative to sea level and can be slightly negative for shallow events in elevated terrain. Method: data & methodology.