Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 1 km WNW of Burien, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 1 km WNW of Burien, Washington on Sun, Apr 11, 1971, 10:16 PM PST (06:16 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 9 km NE of May Creek, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1971-04-12 06:16:26 UTC
Depth
25.7 km (15.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.474° N, 122.360° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.69 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 20244 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.815 km N of Index, Washington · 20243 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.68 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 20240 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.16 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 20235 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.02 km SW of Cottage Lake, Washington · 20228 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.06 km E of Ashford, Washington · 20224 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.84 km NE of Duvall, Washington · 20224 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.20 km W of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington · 20220 days ago · 24 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.118 km E of Greenwater, Washington · 20213 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 3.47 km NNE of Mossyrock, Washington · 20206 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.40 km NE of Lakeland South, Washington · 20198 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.911 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 20198 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.12 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 20195 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.92 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 20195 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 2.10 km SSW of Woodinville, Washington · 20256 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 3.27 km SSW of Brinnon, Washington · 20261 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.70 km WNW of Burley, Washington · 20264 days ago · 41 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.812 km ENE of Enumclaw, Washington · 20270 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.13 km NE of Dash Point, Washington · 20279 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.31 km E of Silverdale, Washington · 20280 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10838893. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:09 AM UTC.