Earthquake Information for Pierce County, Washington

Pierce County, WA has a very high earthquake risk, with a total of 105 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 82.42% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Pierce County, WA within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Pierce County, WA was a 6.8 Magnitude in 2001.

Risk Level:
Very High

Total Number of Earthquakes in Pierce County since 1931

105

Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years

82.42%

Most Recent
Largest

4/9/2024 - 0.8 mag, 0.5mi depth 14 mi from Ashford, WA
4/2/2024 - 0.5 mag, 9.3mi depth 8 mi from Ashford, WA
3/31/2024 - 1.8 mag, 13.3mi depth 1 mi from Alderton, WA
3/29/2024 - 2.4 mag, 6.6mi depth 7 mi from Ashford, WA
3/29/2024 - 0.6 mag, 2.8mi depth 7 mi from Ashford, WA
3/27/2024 - 1.0 mag, 19.4mi depth 5 mi from Alder, WA
3/25/2024 - 2.6 mag, 14.9mi depth 9 mi from Alder, WA
3/15/2024 - 1.3 mag, 4.1mi depth 7 mi from Ashford, WA
3/12/2024 - 1.5 mag, -0.4mi depth 0 mi from Kapowsin, WA
3/7/2024 - 1.1 mag, 1.0mi depth 8 mi from Ashford, WA
2/26/2024 - 1.3 mag, -0.5mi depth 2 mi from Kapowsin, WA
2/20/2024 - 1.7 mag, 1.4mi depth 2 mi from Kapowsin, WA
2/16/2024 - 0.0 mag, 3.7mi depth 4 mi from Ashford, WA
2/14/2024 - 1.1 mag, 13.8mi depth 13 mi from Carbonado, WA
2/9/2024 - 0.8 mag, 12.4mi depth 13 mi from Ashford, WA
2/7/2024 - 0.0 mag, 13.2mi depth 12 mi from Ashford, WA
1/30/2024 - 1.1 mag, 7.0mi depth 6 mi from Ashford, WA
1/29/2024 - 1.5 mag, 0.7mi depth 3 mi from Kapowsin, WA
1/28/2024 - 1.5 mag, 11.0mi depth 8 mi from Ashford, WA
1/26/2024 - 0.0 mag, 11.1mi depth 11 mi from Ashford, WA
1/9/2024 - 2.9 mag, 6.6mi depth 9 mi from Ashford, WA
1/8/2024 - 0.8 mag, 7.6mi depth 7 mi from Ashford, WA
1/4/2024 - 2.0 mag, 7.2mi depth 7 mi from Ashford, WA
1/4/2024 - 1.7 mag, 7.0mi depth 7 mi from Ashford, WA
12/26/2023 - 0.7 mag, 7.2mi depth 12 mi from Ashford, WA
11/25/2023 - 1.5 mag, 11.1mi depth 1 mi from Carbonado, WA
11/10/2023 - 1.7 mag, 1.4mi depth 2 mi from Kapowsin, WA
10/25/2023 - 1.0 mag, 6.7mi depth 11 mi from Ashford, WA
10/24/2023 - 2.6 mag, 11.3mi depth 3 mi from Carbonado, WA
9/29/2023 - 0.5 mag, 9.5mi depth 8 mi from Ashford, WA
9/20/2023 - 1.9 mag, 1.1mi depth 1 mi from Kapowsin, WA
9/12/2023 - 0.9 mag, 1.0mi depth 14 mi from Ashford, WA
8/27/2023 - 2.6 mag, 11.5mi depth 3 mi from Ashford, WA
8/26/2023 - 2.3 mag, -0.3mi depth 2 mi from Ashford, WA
8/15/2023 - 0.6 mag, 1.1mi depth 14 mi from Ashford, WA
8/2/2023 - 0.0 mag, 7.7mi depth 9 mi from Ashford, WA
7/30/2023 - 0.2 mag, 12.0mi depth 11 mi from Carbonado, WA
7/22/2023 - 1.3 mag, -2.2mi depth 15 mi from Ashford, WA
7/1/2023 - 0.8 mag, 0.1mi depth 15 mi from Ashford, WA
6/19/2023 - 0.4 mag, 10.1mi depth 10 mi from Ashford, WA
6/18/2023 - 1.7 mag, 13.0mi depth 12 mi from Ashford, WA
6/8/2023 - 2.4 mag, 9.9mi depth 13 mi from Ashford, WA
6/6/2023 - 0.2 mag, 1.5mi depth 14 mi from Ashford, WA
4/4/2023 - 1.3 mag, -1.0mi depth 8 mi from Greenwater, WA
3/27/2023 - 1.5 mag, -0.3mi depth 2 mi from Kapowsin, WA
3/22/2023 - 1.8 mag, 20.5mi depth 1 mi from Dash Point, WA
2/21/2023 - 1.0 mag, 1.4mi depth 14 mi from Ashford, WA
1/3/2023 - 0.9 mag, 31.9mi depth 2 mi from Wauna, WA
1/1/2023 - 0.3 mag, 2.5mi depth 14 mi from Ashford, WA
12/2/2022 - 1.2 mag, 5.8mi depth 5 mi from Ashford, WA
11/21/2022 - 0.5 mag, -2.0mi depth 15 mi from Ashford, WA
11/21/2022 - 1.5 mag, -0.6mi depth 16 mi from Ashford, WA
11/21/2022 - 0.1 mag, -1.9mi depth 15 mi from Ashford, WA
11/21/2022 - 2.1 mag, -1.9mi depth 15 mi from Ashford, WA
11/14/2022 - 0.6 mag, 8.4mi depth 9 mi from Ashford, WA
10/27/2022 - 0.9 mag, 12.5mi depth 11 mi from Carbonado, WA
9/21/2022 - 0.5 mag, -1.0mi depth 15 mi from Ashford, WA
9/14/2022 - 0.1 mag, 11.4mi depth 10 mi from Ashford, WA
9/8/2022 - 2.5 mag, 24.9mi depth 2 mi from Wauna, WA
7/29/2022 - 1.1 mag, 3.5mi depth 3 mi from Lakewood, WA
7/6/2022 - 0.5 mag, 3.7mi depth 14 mi from Ashford, WA
6/28/2022 - 0.2 mag, 3.3mi depth 4 mi from Ashford, WA
5/22/2022 - 1.2 mag, 1.7mi depth 14 mi from Ashford, WA
5/17/2022 - 1.2 mag, 8.3mi depth 9 mi from Ashford, WA
4/26/2022 - 0.5 mag, -0.9mi depth 7 mi from Eatonville, WA
4/26/2022 - 1.5 mag, 19.6mi depth 10 mi from Alder, WA
4/11/2022 - 1.1 mag, 1.5mi depth 1 mi from Kapowsin, WA
3/17/2022 - 0.3 mag, 6.7mi depth 9 mi from Ashford, WA
3/3/2022 - 0.4 mag, -0.8mi depth 9 mi from Greenwater, WA
2/21/2022 - 1.8 mag, -0.5mi depth 1 mi from Kapowsin, WA
2/2/2022 - 1.1 mag, 11.6mi depth 11 mi from Ashford, WA
2/1/2022 - 0.6 mag, 1.0mi depth 14 mi from Ashford, WA
1/14/2022 - 1.4 mag, 7.3mi depth 9 mi from Ashford, WA
12/10/2021 - 1.8 mag, 9.6mi depth 5 mi from Ashford, WA
11/26/2021 - 1.8 mag, 11.9mi depth 9 mi from Ashford, WA
11/26/2021 - 2.2 mag, 11.7mi depth 9 mi from Ashford, WA
11/13/2021 - 1.3 mag, 14.2mi depth 1 mi from Ashford, WA
11/4/2021 - 3.1 mag, 15.3mi depth 4 mi from Ashford, WA
10/27/2021 - 1.3 mag, -2.1mi depth 14 mi from Ashford, WA
10/18/2021 - 0.2 mag, 1.2mi depth 14 mi from Ashford, WA
10/12/2021 - 1.7 mag, 0.6mi depth 15 mi from Ashford, WA
10/9/2021 - 0.5 mag, -0.7mi depth 15 mi from Ashford, WA
9/15/2021 - 0.7 mag, 3.6mi depth 9 mi from Ashford, WA
9/12/2021 - 1.9 mag, 17.8mi depth 13 mi from Alder, WA
9/7/2021 - 1.3 mag, -2.3mi depth 14 mi from Ashford, WA
8/31/2021 - 1.6 mag, 0.6mi depth 14 mi from Ashford, WA
8/27/2021 - 1.1 mag, 0.3mi depth 14 mi from Ashford, WA
8/12/2021 - 1.6 mag, -0.6mi depth 1 mi from Kapowsin, WA
8/1/2021 - 0.6 mag, -2.7mi depth 14 mi from Ashford, WA
8/1/2021 - 1.1 mag, 1.6mi depth 14 mi from Ashford, WA
7/30/2021 - 2.3 mag, 13.0mi depth 2 mi from Bonney Lake, WA
7/21/2021 - 0.8 mag, 13.5mi depth 4 mi from Ashford, WA
7/19/2021 - 1.4 mag, 10.6mi depth 10 mi from Ashford, WA
7/16/2021 - 1.5 mag, 9.9mi depth 8 mi from Ashford, WA
7/9/2021 - 1.3 mag, 0.7mi depth 1 mi from Kapowsin, WA
7/8/2021 - 1.8 mag, 0.8mi depth 15 mi from Ashford, WA
7/6/2021 - 0.9 mag, 0.9mi depth 14 mi from Ashford, WA
6/27/2021 - 1.1 mag, 1.1mi depth 14 mi from Ashford, WA
6/27/2021 - 0.9 mag, 1.6mi depth 14 mi from Ashford, WA
6/18/2021 - 1.7 mag, 1.1mi depth 1 mi from Kapowsin, WA

2/28/2001 - 6.8 mag, 54.0mi depth 1 mi from Fort Lewis, WA
4/13/1949 - 6.5 mag, 30.0mi depth 1 mi from Midland, WA
3/11/1988 - 4.3 mag, 64.7mi depth 2 mi from Puyallup, WA
3/11/1978 - 4.3 mag, 25.0mi depth 2 mi from Stansberry Lake, WA
5/20/1995 - 4.2 mag, 13.4mi depth 10 mi from Ashford, WA
3/31/1978 - 4.2 mag, 23.0mi depth 2 mi from Stansberry Lake, WA
4/23/1975 - 4.0 mag, 46.0mi depth 2 mi from DuPont, WA
7/18/1973 - 4.0 mag, 11.0mi depth 11 mi from Ashford, WA
4/18/1975 - 3.9 mag, 5.0mi depth 14 mi from Greenwater, WA
7/29/1988 - 3.9 mag, 11.8mi depth 9 mi from Ashford, WA
7/29/1988 - 3.8 mag, 10.8mi depth 8 mi from Ashford, WA
4/10/1975 - 3.7 mag, 2.0mi depth 15 mi from Greenwater, WA
7/13/1995 - 3.7 mag, 9.0mi depth 8 mi from Ashford, WA
8/20/2013 - 3.6 mag, 11.7mi depth 2 mi from Stansberry Lake, WA
7/22/2001 - 3.6 mag, 50.3mi depth 2 mi from DuPont, WA
1/26/1993 - 3.6 mag, 23.5mi depth 1 mi from Wauna, WA
4/22/2000 - 3.6 mag, 9.2mi depth 8 mi from Ashford, WA
4/7/2013 - 3.5 mag, 28.4mi depth 1 mi from Key Center, WA
7/14/1975 - 3.5 mag, 7.0mi depth 1 mi from Dash Point, WA
4/17/1999 - 3.5 mag, 7.6mi depth 7 mi from Ashford, WA
3/1/2001 - 3.4 mag, 52.0mi depth 3 mi from Longbranch, WA
3/26/1990 - 3.4 mag, 10.7mi depth 9 mi from Ashford, WA
7/24/1975 - 3.4 mag, 6.0mi depth 1 mi from Dash Point, WA
10/14/2011 - 3.4 mag, 12.0mi depth 5 mi from Ashford, WA
3/18/1985 - 3.3 mag, 52.3mi depth 1 mi from Gig Harbor, WA
6/30/2001 - 3.3 mag, 7.5mi depth 8 mi from Ashford, WA
3/13/2005 - 3.3 mag, 24.1mi depth 1 mi from Herron Island, WA
1/2/1995 - 3.3 mag, 19.4mi depth 5 mi from Alder, WA
4/8/1984 - 3.3 mag, 65.6mi depth 9 mi from La Grande, WA
6/23/1996 - 3.2 mag, 19.4mi depth 1 mi from Herron Island, WA
2/19/2002 - 3.2 mag, 0.1mi depth 15 mi from Ashford, WA
1/4/1999 - 3.2 mag, 20.3mi depth 0 mi from North Puyallup, WA
11/7/2004 - 3.2 mag, 1.6mi depth 14 mi from Ashford, WA
4/27/1980 - 3.2 mag, 20.0mi depth 1 mi from Maplewood, WA
12/17/1984 - 3.1 mag, 46.0mi depth 1 mi from Herron Island, WA
1/11/2017 - 3.1 mag, 8.5mi depth 2 mi from Tacoma, WA
7/28/1990 - 3.1 mag, 0.4mi depth 14 mi from Ashford, WA
10/24/1998 - 3.1 mag, 1.8mi depth 14 mi from Ashford, WA
7/2/1999 - 3.1 mag, 27.1mi depth 4 mi from Dash Point, WA
1/24/1983 - 3.1 mag, 5.9mi depth 3 mi from Carbonado, WA
1/6/1995 - 3.1 mag, 46.0mi depth 2 mi from Artondale, WA
11/4/2021 - 3.1 mag, 15.3mi depth 4 mi from Ashford, WA
2/21/1989 - 3.0 mag, 16.0mi depth 2 mi from Browns Point, WA
4/11/2018 - 3.0 mag, 12.2mi depth 15 mi from Eatonville, WA
5/16/1991 - 3.0 mag, 11.3mi depth 6 mi from Ashford, WA
8/12/1988 - 3.0 mag, 10.9mi depth 8 mi from Ashford, WA
8/15/1974 - 3.0 mag, 0.0mi depth 1 mi from Dash Point, WA
1/7/2018 - 2.9 mag, 61.2mi depth 6 mi from Elk Plain, WA
8/3/2006 - 2.9 mag, 10.9mi depth 10 mi from Ashford, WA
3/21/2014 - 2.9 mag, 25.9mi depth 2 mi from Fircrest, WA
3/22/2007 - 2.9 mag, 29.9mi depth 2 mi from Stansberry Lake, WA
8/12/2013 - 2.9 mag, 11.6mi depth 8 mi from Alder, WA
3/11/1986 - 2.9 mag, 5.0mi depth 1 mi from Ruston, WA
8/24/2015 - 2.9 mag, 12.7mi depth 8 mi from Eatonville, WA
1/9/2024 - 2.9 mag, 6.6mi depth 9 mi from Ashford, WA
3/18/2011 - 2.9 mag, 32.0mi depth 2 mi from Artondale, WA
10/30/2018 - 2.9 mag, 55.0mi depth 3 mi from University Place, WA
10/14/2011 - 2.9 mag, 2.0mi depth 14 mi from Ashford, WA
1/15/2021 - 2.9 mag, 12.3mi depth 12 mi from Ashford, WA
12/30/1988 - 2.9 mag, 9.4mi depth 7 mi from Ashford, WA
10/26/2017 - 2.9 mag, 9.0mi depth 3 mi from Orting, WA
4/11/1989 - 2.8 mag, 47.1mi depth 3 mi from Herron Island, WA
4/10/1975 - 2.8 mag, 4.0mi depth 10 mi from Greenwater, WA
5/25/1989 - 2.8 mag, 19.9mi depth 1 mi from Wauna, WA
6/16/2007 - 2.8 mag, 24.0mi depth 2 mi from Browns Point, WA
11/22/2002 - 2.8 mag, 11.3mi depth 11 mi from Carbonado, WA
3/15/2018 - 2.8 mag, 25.1mi depth 3 mi from Wauna, WA
7/30/2006 - 2.8 mag, 13.5mi depth 11 mi from Carbonado, WA
10/15/2015 - 2.8 mag, 15.8mi depth 3 mi from Rosedale, WA
5/7/2017 - 2.8 mag, 15.3mi depth 3 mi from Bonney Lake, WA
9/18/2009 - 2.7 mag, 17.7mi depth 7 mi from Greenwater, WA
9/10/2017 - 2.7 mag, 6.7mi depth 11 mi from Eatonville, WA
10/8/2018 - 2.7 mag, 14.0mi depth 4 mi from Tacoma, WA
5/15/2010 - 2.7 mag, 6.4mi depth 6 mi from Ashford, WA
1/26/2018 - 2.7 mag, 14.9mi depth 2 mi from Bonney Lake, WA
1/29/2018 - 2.7 mag, 14.0mi depth 2 mi from Buckley, WA
3/25/2007 - 2.7 mag, 0.2mi depth 15 mi from Ashford, WA
11/14/1997 - 2.7 mag, 9.5mi depth 11 mi from Carbonado, WA
1/8/1988 - 2.7 mag, 0.0mi depth 3 mi from Crocker, WA
7/18/2018 - 2.7 mag, 9.8mi depth 14 mi from Eatonville, WA
7/19/2002 - 2.7 mag, 6.4mi depth 9 mi from Ashford, WA
2/19/2017 - 2.7 mag, 7.5mi depth 1 mi from Wauna, WA
1/18/1992 - 2.7 mag, 13.8mi depth 1 mi from Stansberry Lake, WA
1/25/2015 - 2.7 mag, 9.7mi depth 17 mi from Eatonville, WA
3/22/2012 - 2.7 mag, 5.9mi depth 7 mi from Ashford, WA
6/11/2009 - 2.7 mag, 22.4mi depth 1 mi from Canterwood, WA
9/10/2017 - 2.7 mag, 6.2mi depth 11 mi from Eatonville, WA
7/31/2006 - 2.7 mag, 13.0mi depth 11 mi from Carbonado, WA
9/4/2009 - 2.7 mag, 5.0mi depth 3 mi from Dash Point, WA
3/1/2001 - 2.7 mag, 51.4mi depth 3 mi from Anderson Island, WA
11/15/2006 - 2.6 mag, 7.2mi depth 7 mi from Ashford, WA
1/19/2019 - 2.6 mag, 14.4mi depth 4 mi from Tacoma, WA
8/27/2023 - 2.6 mag, 11.5mi depth 3 mi from Ashford, WA
4/18/2016 - 2.6 mag, 22.9mi depth 3 mi from Wauna, WA
4/11/2018 - 2.6 mag, 12.4mi depth 15 mi from Eatonville, WA
11/23/2017 - 2.6 mag, 14.9mi depth 3 mi from Bonney Lake, WA
2/9/2016 - 2.6 mag, 26.4mi depth 2 mi from Fife Heights, WA
9/15/2017 - 2.6 mag, 1.7mi depth 11 mi from Eatonville, WA
10/24/2023 - 2.6 mag, 11.3mi depth 3 mi from Carbonado, WA
8/23/2008 - 2.6 mag, 7.1mi depth 8 mi from Ashford, WA

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Earthquake Probability for Pierce County, WA

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

82.42%

5.1

77.76%

5.2

77.76%

5.2

72.83%

5.3

67.77%

5.4

62.71%

5.5

57.75%

5.6

52.97%

5.7

48.43%

5.8

44.18%

5.9

40.22%

6.0

36.58%

6.1

32.50%

6.2

28.73%

6.3

25.22%

6.4

22.00%

6.5

19.01%

6.6

15.89%

6.7

12.85%

6.8

9.98%

6.9

7.23%

7.0

4.58%

7.1

2.46%

7.2

0.42%

7.3

0.07%

7.4

0.02%

7.5

0.01%

7.6

0.00%

7.7

0.00%

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 Pierce County, WA

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

List of Earthquake Incidents for Pierce County, WA

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

Date

Magnitude

Depth

04/09/2024

0.8

0.5

Earthquake Information for Pierce County, Washington

Earthquake Probability for Pierce County, WA

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

Earthquake Count for Pierce County, WA

List of Earthquake Incidents for Pierce County, WA

Risk Of Natural Disasters In Pierce County, WA

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