Earthquake Information for Mercer Island, Washington

Mercer Island, WA has a very high earthquake risk, with a total of 1,257 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 85.95% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Mercer Island, WA within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Mercer Island, WA was a 6.5 Magnitude in 1949.

Risk Level:
Very High

Total Number of Earthquakes in Mercer Island since 1931 within 30 miles

1,257

Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years

85.95%

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
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
1/14/2024 - 2.9 mag, 28.9mi depth 171.65 mi from Roosevelt, WA
1/7/2024 - 1.1 mag, 18.3mi depth 6.21116 mi from Wilderness Rim, WA
12/7/2023 - 2.4 mag, 6.6mi depth 5.87776 mi from Sultan, 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
7/8/2023 - 1.6 mag, 25.7mi depth 8.88294 mi from Gold Bar, WA
3/22/2023 - 1.8 mag, 20.5mi depth 0.706943 mi from Dash Point, WA
3/22/2023 - 1.4 mag, 18.0mi depth 3.23285 mi from Riverbend, 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
10/13/2022 - 1.8 mag, 31.0mi depth 2.95359 mi from Picnic Point, 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
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
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
2/15/2022 - 2.3 mag, 27.0mi depth 8.84377 mi from Gold Bar, 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
11/28/2021 - 2.3 mag, 14.1mi depth 4.02028 mi from Tanner, WA
11/26/2021 - 1.9 mag, 22.5mi depth 1.49625 mi from Mirrormont, 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
5/3/1996 - 5.8 mag, 8.7mi depth 2.2246 mi from Startup, 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
7/12/2019 - 4.7 mag, 6.0mi depth 1.78047 mi from Three Lakes, WA
1/30/2009 - 4.5 mag, 58.3mi depth 2.4067 mi from Indianola, WA
7/12/2019 - 4.4 mag, 10.0mi depth 1.00643 mi from Three Lakes, 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
9/12/2015 - 4.1 mag, 6.0mi depth 3.23954 mi from Snoqualmie, WA
6/18/1989 - 4.1 mag, 44.8mi depth 3.3697 mi from Allyn, 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
12/31/1978 - 4.0 mag, 20.0mi depth 2.6559 mi from Snoqualmie, WA
11/12/1981 - 3.9 mag, 27.5mi depth 3.2487 mi from Clinton, 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
1/16/2004 - 3.6 mag, 49.6mi depth 1.9934 mi from Manchester, WA
1/26/1993 - 3.6 mag, 23.5mi depth 1.3879 mi from Wauna, WA
7/11/1997 - 3.6 mag, 8.2mi depth 2.579 mi from Enetai, WA
5/11/2017 - 3.6 mag, 25.8mi depth 0.742406 mi from Enetai, WA
2/3/2006 - 3.6 mag, 28.8mi depth 2.3253 mi from Clinton, WA
6/20/2003 - 3.6 mag, 17.4mi depth 2.1021 mi from Union Hill Novelty Hill, WA
8/20/2013 - 3.6 mag, 11.7mi depth 1.8016 mi from Stansberry Lake, WA
2/1/1979 - 3.6 mag, 8.0mi depth 2.7243 mi from Snoqualmie, WA
6/2/1984 - 3.5 mag, 21.8mi depth 2.4697 mi from Burley, WA
2/28/1985 - 3.5 mag, 45.5mi depth 1.2586 mi from Bethel, WA
5/3/1996 - 3.5 mag, 5.0mi depth 5.63 mi from Sultan, WA
2/10/1997 - 3.5 mag, 0.0mi depth 2.9453 mi from Boulevard Park, WA
12/30/1990 - 3.5 mag, 17.1mi depth 2.1032 mi from North Bend, WA
7/14/1975 - 3.5 mag, 7.0mi depth 0.9123 mi from Dash Point, WA
7/28/2014 - 3.5 mag, 25.2mi depth 3.81303 mi from Belfair, WA
12/18/2019 - 3.5 mag, 14.7mi depth 4.45715 mi from Fall City, WA
3/29/1992 - 3.4 mag, 25.4mi depth 1.0447 mi from Clyde Hill, WA
6/16/1985 - 3.4 mag, 17.8mi depth 3.9133 mi from Wilderness Rim, WA
5/11/2017 - 3.4 mag, 23.8mi depth 5.80373 mi from Freeland, WA
1/21/1996 - 3.4 mag, 21.8mi depth 0.6429 mi from Wilderness Rim, WA
2/20/2016 - 3.4 mag, 23.7mi depth 4.71278 mi from Bremerton, WA
7/23/2011 - 3.4 mag, 17.1mi depth 8.0916 mi from Carnation, WA
7/24/1975 - 3.4 mag, 6.0mi depth 0.7846 mi from Dash Point, WA
5/25/2010 - 3.4 mag, 6.2mi depth 2.1324 mi from Union Hill Novelty Hill, WA
11/9/2019 - 3.4 mag, 17.4mi depth 5.50995 mi from Fall City, WA
5/3/1996 - 3.4 mag, 3.5mi depth 4.1299 mi from Lake Marcel Stillwater, WA
5/10/2017 - 3.3 mag, 22.1mi depth 1.83885 mi from Enetai, WA
1/17/1989 - 3.3 mag, 1.5mi depth 1.4002 mi from Yarrow Point, WA
6/17/1977 - 3.3 mag, 25.0mi depth 0.9547 mi from Bangor Base, WA

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Earthquake Probability for Mercer Island, WA

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

85.95%

5.1

81.93%

5.2

81.93%

5.2

77.57%

5.3

73.00%

5.4

68.32%

5.5

63.64%

5.6

59.04%

5.7

54.59%

5.8

50.33%

5.9

46.31%

6.0

42.54%

6.1

38.42%

6.2

34.57%

6.3

30.89%

6.4

27.47%

6.5

24.26%

6.6

20.41%

6.7

16.79%

6.8

13.23%

6.9

10.14%

7.0

6.91%

7.1

4.06%

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 Mercer Island, WA

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

List of Earthquake Incidents for Mercer Island, WA

Total Number of Earthquakes in Mercer Island, 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 Mercer Island, Washington

Earthquake Probability for Mercer Island, WA

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

Earthquake Count for Mercer Island, WA

List of Earthquake Incidents for Mercer Island, WA

Risk Of Natural Disasters In Mercer Island, WA

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