Washington earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 2 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 2 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington on Sat, Dec 18, 1971, 9:51 PM PST (05:51 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1971-12-19 05:51:44 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.539° N, 121.797° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
187°, 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: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.018 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 20000 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.89 km W of Belfair, Washington · 19998 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.65 km ESE of Freeland, Washington · 19998 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 3.49 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 19997 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.80 km SE of Kingsgate, Washington · 19995 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.10 km NNE of Mercer Island, Washington · 19993 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.24 km W of Chico, Washington · 19993 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.74 km W of Chico, Washington · 19993 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.11 km ENE of Mercer Island, Washington · 19992 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.21 km NNE of Mercer Island, Washington · 19992 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.50 km ESE of Mercer Island, Washington · 19992 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.21 km SW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19992 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.81 km WSW of Mercer Island, Washington · 19992 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.81 km S of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19992 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 3.21 km W of Chico, Washington · 19990 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.91 km SW of Ketron, Washington · 19989 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.60 km WSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19988 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.16 km SE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 19987 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.91 km WSW of Keyport, Washington · 19983 days ago · 27 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.60 km W of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19979 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 3.61 km NE of Artondale, Washington · 19975 days ago · 45 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 2.25 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 19975 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 2.04 km E of Tanner, Washington · 19975 days ago · 79 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 2.87 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 19974 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 1.90 km SSE of Tracyton, Washington · 19974 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 2.31 km NW of Bothell West, Washington · 19974 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 2.14 km SW of Yelm, Washington · 19974 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.95 km NNE of Dash Point, Washington · 19973 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 3.02 km E of Carnation, Washington · 19972 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 1.92 km W of White Center, Washington · 19970 days ago · 24 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 2.80 km SSE of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19968 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 2.32 km S of Ames Lake, Washington · 19964 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 2.23 km WNW of Medina, Washington · 19962 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 2.32 km NW of Southworth, Washington · 19959 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 2.01 km NE of Burien, Washington · 19955 days ago · 27 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 2.39 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 20004 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.60 km N of Mercer Island, Washington · 20005 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.00 km WNW of Kingston, Washington · 20007 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.26 km S of Seabeck, Washington · 20011 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.613 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 20013 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.91 km SSE of Kingsgate, Washington · 20013 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.02 km SSE of Des Moines, Washington · 20014 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.70 km NE of White Center, Washington · 20015 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.67 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 20016 days ago · 32 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.93 km S of Des Moines, Washington · 20022 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.83 km NNE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 20022 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 4.116 km SE of Darrington, Washington · 20027 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.51 km SW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 20029 days ago · 27 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.60 km NW of Wilburton, Washington · 20029 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10852273. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:36 AM UTC.