Washington earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 6 km ENE of Lofall, Washington

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Lofall, Washington on Mon, Jul 19, 1971, 11:17 AM PDT (18:17 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 0 km WSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1971-07-19 18:17:00 UTC
Depth
9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.833° N, 122.576° 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 3.7 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
198°, 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: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.77 km N of Brinnon, Washington · 20149 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.33 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 20149 days ago · 24 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.62 km S of Canterwood, Washington · 20140 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.212 km E of Carnation, Washington · 20136 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.86 km WSW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 20135 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.010 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 20135 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 3.10 km WSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20131 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.31 km NNE of Beaux Arts Village, WA · 20131 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.26 km S of Hansville, Washington · 20129 days ago · 18 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.80 km ESE of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20127 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.97 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 20126 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.310 km ESE of Tanner, Washington · 20125 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.02 km SSE of Des Moines, Washington · 20124 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.65 km NNE of Hoodsport, Washington · 20118 days ago · 40 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.96 km WSW of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 20116 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.68 km NNE of Hoodsport, Washington · 20115 days ago · 44 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.61 km SE of Burley, Washington · 20112 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.618 km N of Jamestown, Washington · 20106 days ago · 49 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.25 km E of Coupeville, Washington · 20105 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.75 km NE of Woods Creek, Washington · 20103 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 3.50 km ESE of Mercer Island, Washington · 20101 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 1.92 km SE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 20101 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 2.01 km NNE of Mercer Island, Washington · 20101 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 2.30 km NW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20101 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 2.43 km E of Pacific, Washington · 20099 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 2.33 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 20155 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.01 km NE of Mercer Island, Washington · 20161 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.61 km SW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20168 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.91 km SW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20170 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 3.30 km E of Mercer Island, Washington · 20176 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.63 km ENE of White Center, Washington · 20177 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.30 km NNE of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20178 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.00 km WNW of Newport, Washington · 20178 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 3.0Puget Sound region, Washington · 20178 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.70 km SSE of Wilburton, Washington · 20179 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 3.30 km W of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20179 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.20 km W of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20180 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.30 km N of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20180 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.50 km ENE of Mercer Island, Washington · 20180 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.87 km WNW of Allyn, Washington · 20180 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10839378. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:11 AM UTC.