PNSN > Catalogs and Data > Historic EQS > Notable PNW Quakes 1993-present
Older Historic PNW Earthquakes - pre 1993

Notable Pacific Northwest Earthquakes - since 1993 (Most Recent First)

  • Wednesday July 3, 2002 05:22 AM PDT -- 19.7 mi S of Vancouver,BC

  • Saturday June 29, 2002 07:36 AM PDT -- 2.5 mi SSE of Mt Hood, OR

  • Sunday June 16, 2002 10:11 AM PDT -- 10.2 mi SW of Bremerton, WA

  • Thursday June 6, 2002 07:42 AM PDT -- 4.6 mi NNW of Entiat, WA

  • Wednesday May 15, 2002 10:54 AM PDT -- 6.3 mi W of Klamath Falls, OR

  • Tuesday February 19, 2002 10:42 AM PST -- 0.9 mi N of Mt Rainier, WA

  • Tuesday February 12, 2002 11:16 AM PST -- 2.5 mi E of Mount Vernon, WA

  • Tuesday January 8, 2002 07:26 PM PST -- 15.0 mi E of Port Angeles, WA

  • Sunday November 11, 2001 07:02 PM PST -- 1.0 mi N of Spokane, WA, Mag 3.3

  • Sunday November 11, 2001 08:00 AM PST -- 1.0 mi N of Spokane, WA, Mag 4.0

  • Saturday November 10, 2001 10:30 AM PST -- 12.9 mi S of Vancouver,BC, Mag 3.4

  • Saturday October 6, 2001 03:52 AM PDT -- 5.1 mi E of Deming, WA, Mag 3.0

  • Thursday October 4, 2001 07:26 PM PDT -- 4.7 mi E of Deming, WA, Mag 3.0

  • Friday September 28, 2001 11:34 AM PDT -- 8.1 mi WNW of Spokane, WA Mag 2.8

  • Thursday September 13, 2001 09:45 PM PDT -- 58.9 mi SSE of Tofino, BC, Mag 3.3

  • Saturday August 18, 2001 11:17 PM PDT -- 1.6 mi WSW of Darrington, WA, Mag 3.0

  • Monday July 30, 2001 06:38 PM PDT -- 4.0 mi NNW of Spokane, WA, Mag 3.2

  • Sunday July 22, 2001 08:13 AM PDT -- 9.7 mi ENE of Olympia, WA, Mag 4.3

  • Thursday July 12, 2001 00:18 AM PDT -- 71.7 mi SE of Blanco Frac. Zone, SE tip, Mag 4.5

  • Friday June 29, 2001 06:23 PM PDT -- 10.3 mi W of Mt Rainier, WA, Mag 3.3

  • Monday June 25, 2001 07:15 AM PDT -- Spokane, W, Mag 3.7

  • Sunday June 10, 2001 06:19 AM PDT -- 11.2 mi N of Satsop, WA, Mag 5.0

  • Thursday May 10, 2001 11:25 PM PDT -- 7.6 mi NNW of Moses Lake, WA, Mag 3.3

  • Saturday April7, 2001 09:02 AM PDT -- 47.6 mi NNW of Forks, WA , Mag 3.9

  • Thursday March 1, 2001 01:10 AM PST -- 13.1 mi W of Tacoma, WA , Mag 3.4

  • Wednesday February 28, 2001 10:54 AM PST -- 11.3 mi NE of Olympia, WA, Mag 6.8

  • Tuesday February 27, 2001 11:16 PM PST -- 5.9 mi S of Chelan, WA, Mag 3.2

  • Wednesday February 14, 2001 02:03 PM PST -- 3.3 mi S of Fall City, WA, Mag 3.1

  • Sunday December 24, 2000 09:04 AM PST -- 5.8 mi NNW of Entiat, WA, Mag 3.6

  • Wednesday November 1, 2000 00:37 AM PST -- 13.4 mi SW of Mount Vernon, WA, Mag 3.3

  • Sunday October 15, 2000 07:30 AM PDT -- 19.8 mi WNW of Poulsbo, WA, Mag 3.6

  • Sunday September 10, 2000 07:53 AM PDT -- 7.2 mi E of Victoria, BC, Mag 3.2

  • Tuesday September 5, 2000 11:54 PM PDT -- 7.1 mi WNW of Walla Walla, Wa, Mag 3.0

  • Thursday June 29, 2000 12:27 PM PDT -- 6.3 mi SW of Friday Harbor, WA, Mag 3.4

  • Friday April 21, 2000 11:43 PM PDT -- 10.5 mi W of Mount Rainier, Mag 3.6

  • Tuesday April 11, 2000 02:09 AM PDT -- 3.2 mi E of Mount Vernon, WA, Mag 3.2

  • Thursday March 16, 2000 07:20 AM PST -- 20.2 mi NE of Crescent City, CA, Mag 5.1

  • Sunday January 30, 2000 11:10 AM PST -- 47.0 mi E of Maupin, OR, Mag 4.1

  • Saturday December 25, 1999 02:50 PM PST -- 2.2 mi SSE of Entiat, WA, Mag 3.0

  • Friday December 24, 1999 10:50 PM PST -- 47.3 mi NW of Forks, WA, Mag 3.8

  • Saturday December 11, 1999 04:53 AM PST -- 8.6 mi NE of Victoria, BC, Mag 3.7

  • Sunday November 28, 1999 08:04 PM PST -- 13.8 mi WNW of Klamath Falls, OR, Mag 3.4

  • Thursday November 25, 1999 06:46 AM PST -- 4.4 mi ESE of Woodburn, OR, Mag 3.5

  • Tuesday August 31, 1999 04:03 PM PDT -- 48.3 mi E of Maupin, OR, Mag 3.5

  • Thursday August 19, 1999 06:16 AM PDT -- 25.2 mi W of Bremerton, WA, Mag 3.1

  • Friday July 16, 1999 02:34 PM PDT -- 10.8 mi NW of Portland, OR, Mag 3.2

  • Friday July 2, 1999 06:43 PM PDT -- 4.2 mi N of Satsop, WA, Mag 5.8 (Mw, Harvard CMT)

  • Thursday July 1, 1999 10:22 PM PDT -- 9.5 mi N of Tacoma, WA, Mag 3.0

  • Saturday May 8, 1999 07:25 AM PDT -- 15.2 mi E of Tofino, BC, Mag 3.5

  • Wednesday April 28, 1999 01:06 AM PDT -- Christmas Lake Valley, Oregon, Mag 3.8

  • Saturday April 17, 1999 00:31 AM PDT -- 10.4 mi W of Mount Rainier, Mag 3.5

  • Saturday April 3, 1999 10:29 AM PDT -- 7.9 mi SE of Victoria, BC, Mag 3.1

  • Friday March 12, 1999 05:05 AM PST -- 25.8 mi SSW of Spokane, WA, Mag 3.1

    > Wednesday, Feb. 24, 1999 08:45 PST -- 14.6 km S of Canby, OR, Mag 2.7

  • Sunday January 31, 1999 03:05 AM PST -- 30.9 mi NNE of Grand Coulee, WA, Mag 3.1

  • January 1999 Earthquake Swarm at Mt. Hood, OR (Several larger than Mag 3.0)

  • Monday January 4, 1999 07:10 AM PST -- 7.5 mi ESE of Tacoma, WA, Mag 3.2

  • Tuesday November 3, 1998 02:40 PM PST -- 6.6 mi WSW of Bremerton, WA, Mag 3.1

  • Tues. Oct. 20, 1998 10:25 PM PDT -- 19 mi SSE of Mount St. Helens, Mag 3.1

  • Fri. Oct. 9, 1998 09:30 PM PDT -- 28 mi SSW of Yakima, Wa, Mag 3.2

  • Yakima Earthquake: October 9, 1998 09:43 AM PDT, Mag 4.0

  • Vancouver Earthquake: June 24, 1997 07:40 AM PDT, Mag 4.6

  • Okanogan Earthquake: June 24, 1997 07:23 AM PDT, Mag 4.6

  • Bremerton Earthquake: June 23, 1997 12:13 PM PDT, Mag 4.9

  • A small earthquake in Seattle - February 9, 1997 (Feb. 10 UTC) Mag. 3.5 - Felt by many residents

  • Offshore Vancouver Island, B.C. - Oct 6, 1996 Mag. 6.2 - Not reported felt

  • Duvall, WA - May 2, 1996 (May 3 UTC) Mag. 5.3
    The largest earthquake in the Seattle area since April, 1965

  • Robinson Point, WA - January 28, 1995 (Jan. 29 UTC) Mag. 5.0
    The largest earthquake in the Seattle area since April 1965 (until the Duvall quake). Located beneath Maury Island in Puget Sound

  • Klamath Falls, OR - September 20, 1993 (Sept. 21 UTC) Mags. 6.0 and 5.9
    Twin main shocks displaced the Scotts Mills (March 1993) earthquake as the largest earthqukes in Oregon's recorded history. Thousands of aftershocks followed the main shocks.
  • Scotts Mills, OR - March 25, 1993 Mag. 5.6
    The largest earthquake in Oregon's recorded history - but not for long!