M2.5 earthquake 29 km ESE of Forks, Washington
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 29 km ESE of Forks, Washington on Sun, Nov 28, 1971, 11:49 AM PST (19:49 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 9 km NNW of Belfair, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1971-11-28 19:49:44 UTC
- Depth
- 47.3 km (29.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.894° N, 124.006° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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 2.3 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 293°, poorly surrounded by stations
- 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.26 km S of Seabeck, Washington · 20012 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.89 km W of Belfair, Washington · 19999 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.49 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 19998 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.24 km W of Chico, Washington · 19993 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.74 km W of Chico, Washington · 19993 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.87 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 19975 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.619 km NNE of Amanda Park, Washington · 19964 days ago · 39 km deep · 34 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10852108. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:44 AM UTC.