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M1.9 earthquake 11 km NNW of Belfair, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 11 km NNW of Belfair, Washington on Sat, Jun 5, 1971, 6:16 AM PDT (13:16 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 0 km W of Beaux Arts Village, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1971-06-05 13:16:41 UTC
Depth
19.7 km (12.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.544° N, 122.900° 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
158°
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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.12 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 20203 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.92 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 20202 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.77 km SW of Alder, Washington · 20199 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.44 km NW of Coupeville, Washington · 20197 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.87 km WNW of Allyn, Washington · 20188 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.50 km ENE of Mercer Island, Washington · 20188 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.30 km N of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20188 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.20 km W of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20187 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 3.30 km W of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20187 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.70 km SSE of Wilburton, Washington · 20186 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 3.0Puget Sound region, Washington · 20185 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.00 km WNW of Newport, Washington · 20185 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.30 km NNE of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20185 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.63 km ENE of White Center, Washington · 20185 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 3.30 km E of Mercer Island, Washington · 20184 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.91 km SW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20177 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.61 km SW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20176 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.01 km NE of Mercer Island, Washington · 20169 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.33 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 20162 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.56 km ENE of Lofall, Washington · 20161 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 1.77 km N of Brinnon, Washington · 20156 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 2.33 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 20156 days ago · 24 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 1.62 km S of Canterwood, Washington · 20148 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 2.40 km NE of Lakeland South, Washington · 20206 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.20 km W of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington · 20227 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.84 km NE of Duvall, Washington · 20232 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10839093. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:37 AM UTC.