United States
Earthquakes in Washington, D.C.
ShareUSGS has not recorded an earthquake in and around Washington, D.C. in the last 30 days. The largest ever recorded here is M 2.3, 0 km WSW of Rockville, Maryland, on 2024-01-02.
Nothing recorded in the last 30 days
USGS logged 0 events here in the last year. The historical record is below.
Recent earthquakes in and around Washington, D.C.
USGS has not located an earthquake in and around Washington, D.C. in the last 30 days. That is normal for this area: it recorded 0 in the last year.
The largest on record in and around Washington, D.C.
Since 1900, when the instrumental record becomes usable. The largest is M 2.3 at 0 km WSW of Rockville, Maryland on 2024-01-02: micro: recorded by instruments, not usually felt.
Largest since 1900 USGS
| Magnitude | Location | Date | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 2.3 | 0 km WSW of Rockville, Maryland | 2024-01-02 | 5.0 km deep |
How these numbers were counted
Counts include every earthquake of magnitude 1.0 and above that USGS located in and around Washington, D.C.. The search is a latitude and longitude rectangle covering Washington, D.C.. No region is a rectangle, so events just outside the border can appear; each row shows the location text USGS published, which names the nearest town. Full method, including why counts from different places are not comparable.
Source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (FDSN event service). Retrieved 2026-08-10. Public domain.