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M4.1 earthquake 16 km SE of Darrington, Washington

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 16 km SE of Darrington, Washington on Mon, Nov 22, 1971, 6:12 PM PST (02:12 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (md), light
Local time
UTC
1971-11-23 02:12:17 UTC
Depth
24.3 km (15.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.166° N, 121.427° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
293°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.70 km NE of White Center, Washington · 20016 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.91 km SSE of Kingsgate, Washington · 20014 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.613 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 20013 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.00 km WNW of Kingston, Washington · 20008 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.60 km N of Mercer Island, Washington · 20006 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.39 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 20005 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.32 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 20002 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.65 km ESE of Freeland, Washington · 19999 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.80 km SE of Kingsgate, Washington · 19995 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.10 km NNE of Mercer Island, Washington · 19994 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 4.11 km ENE of Mercer Island, Washington · 19993 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.21 km NNE of Mercer Island, Washington · 19993 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.50 km ESE of Mercer Island, Washington · 19993 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.21 km SW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19993 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.81 km WSW of Mercer Island, Washington · 19993 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.81 km S of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19992 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.60 km WSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19989 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.60 km W of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19979 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.04 km E of Tanner, Washington · 19975 days ago · 79 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.31 km NW of Bothell West, Washington · 19974 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 3.02 km E of Carnation, Washington · 19973 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 2.80 km SSE of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19969 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 1.51 km SW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 20030 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.60 km NW of Wilburton, Washington · 20030 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.80 km ESE of Mukilteo, Washington · 20035 days ago · 62 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.74 km ESE of Issaquah, Washington · 20038 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 3.11 km ESE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 20039 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.30 km NE of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20054 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10852038. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:30 PM UTC.