Magnitude 4.2 Earthquake Near Gig Harbor Shakes Puget Sound, Among Washington’s Strongest in About a Decade

Nature World News | 03.10.2026 03:30
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck a few miles northwest of Gig Harbor at about 2:05 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time on Tuesday, Sept. 29, sending light shaking across the Puget Sound region, according to the U.S. Geological Survey event page. Residents in Seattle, Tacoma, and Everett reported feeling the quake.