Washington earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 6 km WNW of Allyn, Washington

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 6 km WNW of Allyn, Washington on Sun, Feb 7, 1971, 3:58 PM PST (23:58 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 7 km SSW of Brinnon, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1971-02-07 23:58:58 UTC
Depth
39.6 km (24.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.407° N, 122.905° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
155°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.27 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 20314 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.23 km NNW of Cottage Lake, Washington · 20302 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.811 km E of Ravensdale, Washington · 20300 days ago · 67 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.43 km ESE of Key Center, Washington · 20289 days ago · 23 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.31 km E of Silverdale, Washington · 20280 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.13 km NE of Dash Point, Washington · 20278 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.812 km ENE of Enumclaw, Washington · 20270 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.70 km WNW of Burley, Washington · 20264 days ago · 41 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 3.27 km SSW of Brinnon, Washington · 20261 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.10 km SSW of Woodinville, Washington · 20256 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 2.33 km E of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 20318 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.00 km SSE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 20318 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.829 km S of Port Angeles East, Washington · 20326 days ago · 36 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 3.815 km WSW of Skokomish, Washington · 20340 days ago · 37 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.96 km SW of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 20340 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.79 km N of Belfair, Washington · 20342 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.35 km NE of Kingston, Washington · 20342 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10838468. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:19 AM UTC.