Washington earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 5 km NE of Kingston, Washington

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 5 km NE of Kingston, Washington on Mon, Jan 11, 1971, 5:21 PM PST (01:21 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 6 km SW of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1971-01-12 01:21:40 UTC
Depth
13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.841° N, 122.450° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 3.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
209°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.79 km N of Belfair, Washington · 20342 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.96 km SW of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 20340 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 3.815 km WSW of Skokomish, Washington · 20340 days ago · 37 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.54 km SSE of Oak Bay, Canada · 20329 days ago · 47 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.829 km S of Port Angeles East, Washington · 20326 days ago · 36 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.00 km SSE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 20318 days ago · 24 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.33 km E of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 20318 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 3.06 km WNW of Allyn, Washington · 20315 days ago · 40 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.27 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 20315 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.23 km NNW of Cottage Lake, Washington · 20302 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.811 km E of Ravensdale, Washington · 20300 days ago · 67 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.43 km ESE of Key Center, Washington · 20289 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 2.25 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 20359 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.110 km NNW of Port Townsend, Washington · 20360 days ago · 31 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.70 km S of Wauna, Washington · 20366 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10838133. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:52 AM UTC.