Washington earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 3 km WSW of Gorst, Washington

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 3 km WSW of Gorst, Washington on Sat, Dec 5, 1970, 6:21 AM PST (14:21 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 0 km S of Wauna, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1970-12-05 14:21:39 UTC
Depth
22.1 km (13.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.512° N, 122.745° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.10 km SE of Parkwood, Washington · 20377 days ago · 25 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.70 km S of Wauna, Washington · 20366 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.110 km NNW of Port Townsend, Washington · 20360 days ago · 31 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.25 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 20359 days ago · 18 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.35 km NE of Kingston, Washington · 20342 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.79 km N of Belfair, Washington · 20342 days ago · 21 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.96 km SW of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 20340 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 3.815 km WSW of Skokomish, Washington · 20340 days ago · 37 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.829 km S of Port Angeles East, Washington · 20326 days ago · 36 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 2.10 km NNW of Enetai, Washington · 20386 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.91 km ESE of Redmond, Washington · 20387 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 3.010 km SSE of Shelton, Washington · 20390 days ago · 39 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.92 km WSW of Sammamish, Washington · 20394 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.37 km SW of Seabeck, Washington · 20395 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.611 km S of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 20395 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.010 km SSW of Seabeck, Washington · 20404 days ago · 18 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.15 km SE of Vashon, Washington · 20408 days ago · 21 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10837623. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:10 AM UTC.