Earthquake Information for Burien, Washington

Burien, WA has a very high earthquake risk, with a total of 1,243 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 88.86% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Burien, WA within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Burien, WA was a 6.8 Magnitude in 2001.

Risk Level:
Very High

Total Number of Earthquakes in Burien since 1931 within 30 miles

1,243

Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years

88.86%

Most Recent
Largest

4/12/2024 - 1.9 mag, 15.6mi depth 2.12314 mi from Ames Lake, WA
3/31/2024 - 1.8 mag, 13.3mi depth 0.866208 mi from Alderton, WA
3/19/2024 - 1.8 mag, 24.5mi depth 2.48235 mi from Kingston, WA
3/14/2024 - 1.7 mag, 25.2mi depth 1.43535 mi from East Renton Highlands, WA
3/13/2024 - 1.6 mag, 4.7mi depth 1.97375 mi from Mirrormont, WA
3/10/2024 - 2.4 mag, 17.4mi depth 6.30358 mi from Fall City, WA
3/10/2024 - 1.7 mag, 28.6mi depth 2.18185 mi from Indianola, WA
3/6/2024 - 3.0 mag, 9.9mi depth 3.96063 mi from Mirrormont, WA
2/26/2024 - 2.1 mag, 21.1mi depth 1.39181 mi from Poulsbo, WA
2/14/2024 - 2.0 mag, 29.2mi depth 0.472943 mi from Belfair, WA
2/11/2024 - 1.8 mag, 18.4mi depth 2.48307 mi from Wilderness Rim, WA
2/5/2024 - 1.5 mag, 13.2mi depth 6.01462 mi from Belfair, WA
2/5/2024 - 1.6 mag, 12.2mi depth 5.80169 mi from Belfair, WA
1/29/2024 - 1.3 mag, 71.4mi depth 3.82874 mi from Black Diamond, WA
1/24/2024 - 2.3 mag, 26.3mi depth 2.162 mi from Issaquah, WA
1/20/2024 - 2.8 mag, 20.1mi depth 0.991672 mi from Burien, WA
11/25/2023 - 1.5 mag, 11.1mi depth 1.25073 mi from Carbonado, WA
8/8/2023 - 4.0 mag, 14.5mi depth 5.79208 mi from Fall City, WA
8/8/2023 - 2.3 mag, 14.1mi depth 5.67097 mi from Fall City, WA
8/8/2023 - 0.7 mag, 16.8mi depth 5.7426 mi from Fall City, WA
8/8/2023 - 1.2 mag, 16.6mi depth 5.1461 mi from Fall City, WA
8/8/2023 - 2.8 mag, 16.0mi depth 6.24925 mi from Fall City, WA
7/31/2023 - 0.9 mag, 11.2mi depth 5.49658 mi from Carnation, WA
7/30/2023 - 0.6 mag, 0.3mi depth 2.9368 mi from Mirrormont, WA
5/5/2023 - 1.6 mag, 25.3mi depth 1.085 mi from Belfair, WA
3/22/2023 - 1.8 mag, 20.5mi depth 0.706943 mi from Dash Point, WA
2/7/2023 - 2.0 mag, 14.0mi depth 6.76816 mi from Quilcene, WA
1/12/2023 - 2.2 mag, 26.3mi depth 3.67094 mi from White Center, WA
1/3/2023 - 0.9 mag, 31.9mi depth 1.57052 mi from Wauna, WA
12/11/2022 - 2.4 mag, 22.8mi depth 0.907077 mi from Parkwood, WA
12/7/2022 - 1.7 mag, 13.3mi depth 2.14202 mi from Mirrormont, WA
12/7/2022 - 2.3 mag, 21.2mi depth 2.84566 mi from Duvall, WA
11/1/2022 - 1.1 mag, 15.1mi depth 3.61465 mi from Enumclaw, WA
9/29/2022 - 2.2 mag, 30.9mi depth 5.32054 mi from Grapeview, WA
9/8/2022 - 2.5 mag, 24.9mi depth 1.50473 mi from Wauna, WA
8/4/2022 - 3.2 mag, 18.2mi depth 4.17618 mi from Black Diamond, WA
7/29/2022 - 1.1 mag, 3.5mi depth 2.7134 mi from Lakewood, WA
6/25/2022 - 2.5 mag, 22.8mi depth 0.892468 mi from Enetai, WA
6/25/2022 - 0.9 mag, 31.3mi depth 3.95762 mi from Bremerton, WA
5/16/2022 - 0.7 mag, -0.7mi depth 2.59111 mi from Enumclaw, WA
4/27/2022 - 2.4 mag, 16.5mi depth 5.04429 mi from Fall City, WA
4/26/2022 - 2.5 mag, 3.5mi depth 5.26873 mi from Fall City, WA
4/11/2022 - 2.3 mag, 47.3mi depth 4.72799 mi from Brinnon, WA
3/28/2022 - 1.5 mag, 25.7mi depth 2.66103 mi from Silverdale, WA
3/10/2022 - 0.4 mag, 23.2mi depth 1.39266 mi from Gorst, WA
1/3/2022 - 1.5 mag, 27.7mi depth 2.92955 mi from White Center, WA
12/21/2021 - 2.2 mag, 6.0mi depth 5.3953 mi from Snoqualmie, WA
12/19/2021 - 2.3 mag, 18.0mi depth 2.36382 mi from Fall City, WA
12/17/2021 - 1.7 mag, 17.9mi depth 1.6743 mi from Carnation, WA
11/26/2021 - 1.9 mag, 22.5mi depth 1.49625 mi from Mirrormont, WA

2/28/2001 - 6.8 mag, 54.0mi depth 0.6968 mi from Fort Lewis, WA
4/29/1965 - 6.5 mag, 65.7mi depth 0.5825 mi from Federal Way, WA
4/13/1949 - 6.5 mag, 30.0mi depth 1.0394 mi from Midland, WA
1/29/1995 - 5.1 mag, 17.2mi depth 2.3259 mi from Des Moines, WA
6/23/1997 - 5.0 mag, 7.2mi depth 1.648 mi from Enetai, WA
1/30/2009 - 4.5 mag, 58.3mi depth 2.4067 mi from Indianola, WA
3/11/1988 - 4.3 mag, 64.7mi depth 1.9187 mi from Puyallup, WA
3/11/1978 - 4.3 mag, 25.0mi depth 2.2854 mi from Stansberry Lake, WA
3/31/1978 - 4.2 mag, 23.0mi depth 2.3572 mi from Stansberry Lake, WA
6/18/1989 - 4.1 mag, 44.8mi depth 3.3697 mi from Allyn, WA
9/12/2015 - 4.1 mag, 6.0mi depth 3.23954 mi from Snoqualmie, WA
12/31/1978 - 4.0 mag, 20.0mi depth 2.6559 mi from Snoqualmie, WA
9/17/2014 - 4.0 mag, 13.5mi depth 8.17932 mi from Seabeck, WA
9/12/2015 - 4.0 mag, 21.8mi depth 2.3622 mi from North Bend, WA
8/8/2023 - 4.0 mag, 14.5mi depth 5.79208 mi from Fall City, WA
6/27/1997 - 3.9 mag, 0.9mi depth 2.2059 mi from Manchester, WA
9/10/1994 - 3.8 mag, 18.4mi depth 1.6311 mi from Enumclaw, WA
6/16/2002 - 3.7 mag, 16.1mi depth 1.8951 mi from Belfair, WA
5/30/2003 - 3.7 mag, 24.4mi depth 2.4973 mi from Gorst, WA
5/11/2017 - 3.6 mag, 25.8mi depth 0.742406 mi from Enetai, WA
8/20/2013 - 3.6 mag, 11.7mi depth 1.8016 mi from Stansberry Lake, WA
1/26/1993 - 3.6 mag, 23.5mi depth 1.3879 mi from Wauna, WA
2/1/1979 - 3.6 mag, 8.0mi depth 2.7243 mi from Snoqualmie, WA
6/20/2003 - 3.6 mag, 17.4mi depth 2.1021 mi from Union Hill Novelty Hill, WA
1/16/2004 - 3.6 mag, 49.6mi depth 1.9934 mi from Manchester, WA
7/11/1997 - 3.6 mag, 8.2mi depth 2.579 mi from Enetai, WA
4/7/2013 - 3.5 mag, 28.4mi depth 1.2506 mi from Key Center, WA
7/14/1975 - 3.5 mag, 7.0mi depth 0.9123 mi from Dash Point, WA
2/10/1997 - 3.5 mag, 0.0mi depth 2.9453 mi from Boulevard Park, WA
2/28/1985 - 3.5 mag, 45.5mi depth 1.2586 mi from Bethel, WA
12/18/2019 - 3.5 mag, 14.7mi depth 4.45715 mi from Fall City, WA
6/2/1984 - 3.5 mag, 21.8mi depth 2.4697 mi from Burley, WA
12/30/1990 - 3.5 mag, 17.1mi depth 2.1032 mi from North Bend, WA
7/28/2014 - 3.5 mag, 25.2mi depth 3.81303 mi from Belfair, WA
3/1/2001 - 3.4 mag, 52.0mi depth 3.026 mi from Longbranch, WA
7/24/1975 - 3.4 mag, 6.0mi depth 0.7846 mi from Dash Point, WA
11/9/2019 - 3.4 mag, 17.4mi depth 5.50995 mi from Fall City, WA
3/29/1992 - 3.4 mag, 25.4mi depth 1.0447 mi from Clyde Hill, WA
5/3/1996 - 3.4 mag, 3.5mi depth 4.1299 mi from Lake Marcel Stillwater, WA
5/25/2010 - 3.4 mag, 6.2mi depth 2.1324 mi from Union Hill Novelty Hill, WA
6/16/1985 - 3.4 mag, 17.8mi depth 3.9133 mi from Wilderness Rim, WA
2/20/2016 - 3.4 mag, 23.7mi depth 4.71278 mi from Bremerton, WA
1/21/1996 - 3.4 mag, 21.8mi depth 0.6429 mi from Wilderness Rim, WA
7/25/1991 - 3.3 mag, 24.6mi depth 2.1199 mi from Bethel, WA
4/16/1975 - 3.3 mag, 47.0mi depth 6.2836 mi from Seabeck, WA
5/3/2017 - 3.3 mag, 19.2mi depth 2.38503 mi from Manchester, WA
3/18/1985 - 3.3 mag, 52.3mi depth 0.9367 mi from Gig Harbor, WA
1/17/1989 - 3.3 mag, 1.5mi depth 1.4002 mi from Yarrow Point, WA
3/13/2005 - 3.3 mag, 24.1mi depth 0.873 mi from Herron Island, WA
5/10/2017 - 3.3 mag, 22.1mi depth 1.83885 mi from Enetai, WA

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Earthquake Probability for Burien, WA

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Burien, 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

88.86%

5.1

85.34%

5.2

85.34%

5.2

81.42%

5.3

77.20%

5.4

72.78%

5.5

68.25%

5.6

63.71%

5.7

59.22%

5.8

54.85%

5.9

50.64%

6.0

46.63%

6.1

42.30%

6.2

38.18%

6.3

34.18%

6.4

30.39%

6.5

26.72%

6.6

22.54%

6.7

18.56%

6.8

14.68%

6.9

11.22%

7.0

7.64%

7.1

4.39%

7.2

1.23%

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 Burien, WA

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List of Earthquake Incidents for Burien, WA

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

04/12/2024

1.9

15.6

2.12

Earthquake Information for Burien, Washington

Earthquake Probability for Burien, WA

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

Earthquake Count for Burien, WA

List of Earthquake Incidents for Burien, WA

Risk Of Natural Disasters In Burien, WA

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