Quake Watch: Monitor Earthquake Activity

See recent earthquake activity in the Puget Sound region, Washington State, the Northwest and at Mount St. Helens. More Details

Puget Sound Region

State of Washington

Mount St. Helens

Northwest Region

Puget Sound Region

There have been 2 earthquakes of magnitude 2 or greater in the area in the past 168 hours. The following are the 5 most recent:


Sun May 11 11:10 am PDT	2.0
2 km (1 mi) west of Auburn, WA
Sun May 11 11:10 am PDT	2.1
1 km (1 mi) northwest of Auburn, WA

Mount St. Helens Region

There are no quakes of magnitude 2 or greater in the area in the past 168 hours.

State Of Washington Region

There have been 2 earthquakes of magnitude 2 or greater in the area in the past 168 hours. The following are the 5 most recent:


Sun May 11 11:10 am PDT	2.0
2 km (1 mi) west of Auburn, WA
Sun May 11 11:10 am PDT	2.1
1 km (1 mi) northwest of Auburn, WA

Northwest Region

There have been 12 earthquakes of magnitude 2 or greater in the area in the past 168 hours. The following are the 5 most recent:


Sat May 17 5:23 am PDT	2.3
5 km (3 mi) west-northwest of Neah Bay, WA
Sat May 17 2:25 am PDT	3.1
53 km (33 mi) west of Owyhee, NV
Thu May 15 3:32 pm PDT	2.3
7 km (4 mi) east-northeast of Getchell, NV
Wed May 14 6:00 pm PDT	2.2
23 km (14 mi) south of Unity, OR
Wed May 14 3:32 pm PDT	2.0
30 km (19 mi) east-southeast of Sweet Home, OR

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