Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 2 km SSE of Des Moines, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 2 km SSE of Des Moines, Washington on Tue, Aug 17, 1971, 6:14 PM PDT (01:14 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 5 km NNE of Hoodsport, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1971-08-18 01:14:45 UTC
Depth
15.9 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.385° N, 122.313° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.65 km NNE of Hoodsport, Washington · 20118 days ago · 40 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.77 km SE of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 20118 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.55 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 20117 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.87 km SE of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 20116 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.96 km WSW of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 20116 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.68 km NNE of Hoodsport, Washington · 20116 days ago · 44 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.61 km SE of Burley, Washington · 20112 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.25 km E of Coupeville, Washington · 20105 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.14 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 20105 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.75 km NE of Woods Creek, Washington · 20103 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 3.50 km ESE of Mercer Island, Washington · 20102 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.92 km SE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 20102 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.01 km NNE of Mercer Island, Washington · 20101 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.30 km NW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20101 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.43 km E of Pacific, Washington · 20099 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.510 km NW of Brinnon, Washington · 20092 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.94 km NNE of Seattle, Washington · 20091 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 2.24 km SE of Riverbend, Washington · 20090 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.70 km NNE of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20078 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 2.30 km NE of Mercer Island, Washington · 20078 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 1.80 km NE of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20078 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 1.917 km E of Morton, Washington · 20077 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 2.1Washington · 20074 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 1.81 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 20074 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 2.11 km WNW of Federal Way, Washington · 20070 days ago · 28 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 2.112 km NW of Port Townsend, Washington · 20069 days ago · 28 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 2.310 km ESE of Tanner, Washington · 20125 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.97 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 20126 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.80 km ESE of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20127 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.121 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 20128 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.26 km S of Hansville, Washington · 20130 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.31 km NNE of Beaux Arts Village, WA · 20131 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 3.10 km WSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20132 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.010 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 20135 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.86 km WSW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 20136 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.74 km S of Ashford, Washington · 20136 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.212 km E of Carnation, Washington · 20136 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.62 km S of Canterwood, Washington · 20140 days ago · 19 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.33 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 20149 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.77 km N of Brinnon, Washington · 20149 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.56 km ENE of Lofall, Washington · 20154 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10839498. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:35 PM UTC.