Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 10 km NW of Brinnon, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 10 km NW of Brinnon, Washington on Sun, Sep 19, 1971, 6:21 PM PDT (01:21 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 4 km NNE of Seattle, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1971-09-20 01:21:18 UTC
Depth
-0.7 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.748° N, 122.985° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
174°
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: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.94 km NNE of Seattle, Washington · 20091 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 3.09 km E of Oak Bay, Canada · 20087 days ago · 30 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.70 km NNE of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20078 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.30 km NE of Mercer Island, Washington · 20078 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.80 km NE of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20078 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 3.220 km NNE of Jamestown, Washington · 20077 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.1Washington · 20074 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.81 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 20073 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.11 km WNW of Federal Way, Washington · 20070 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.112 km NW of Port Townsend, Washington · 20069 days ago · 28 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.42 km WSW of Suquamish, Washington · 20064 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.81 km ENE of Keyport, Washington · 20060 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.72 km NNE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 20060 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.15 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 20059 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.80 km ENE of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20058 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.30 km NE of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20054 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 3.05 km N of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 20052 days ago · 54 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.413 km NW of Ault Field, Washington · 20050 days ago · 31 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.74 km ESE of Issaquah, Washington · 20038 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.80 km ESE of Mukilteo, Washington · 20034 days ago · 62 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 2.43 km E of Pacific, Washington · 20099 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.30 km NW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20101 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.01 km NNE of Mercer Island, Washington · 20101 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.92 km SE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 20102 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 3.50 km ESE of Mercer Island, Washington · 20102 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.75 km NE of Woods Creek, Washington · 20103 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.25 km E of Coupeville, Washington · 20105 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.618 km N of Jamestown, Washington · 20106 days ago · 49 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.61 km SE of Burley, Washington · 20112 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.68 km NNE of Hoodsport, Washington · 20115 days ago · 44 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.96 km WSW of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 20116 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.65 km NNE of Hoodsport, Washington · 20118 days ago · 40 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10839758. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC.