Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck in Washington on Wed, Oct 6, 1971, 11:57 PM PDT (06:57 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 2 km WSW of Suquamish, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1971-10-07 06:57:15 UTC
Depth
20.8 km (12.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.452° N, 121.773° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
237°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.81 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 20074 days ago · 20 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.11 km WNW of Federal Way, Washington · 20071 days ago · 28 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.42 km WSW of Suquamish, Washington · 20065 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.81 km ENE of Keyport, Washington · 20061 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.72 km NNE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 20061 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.15 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 20060 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.80 km ENE of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20059 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.30 km NE of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20055 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 3.05 km N of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 20053 days ago · 54 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 3.11 km ESE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 20040 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.74 km ESE of Issaquah, Washington · 20039 days ago · 19 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.80 km ESE of Mukilteo, Washington · 20036 days ago · 62 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.60 km NW of Wilburton, Washington · 20031 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.51 km SW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 20031 days ago · 27 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 4.116 km SE of Darrington, Washington · 20028 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.83 km NNE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 20023 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.93 km S of Des Moines, Washington · 20023 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.67 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 20017 days ago · 32 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.70 km NE of White Center, Washington · 20017 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.02 km SSE of Des Moines, Washington · 20015 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 1.80 km NE of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20079 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.30 km NE of Mercer Island, Washington · 20079 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.70 km NNE of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20079 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.24 km SE of Riverbend, Washington · 20091 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.94 km NNE of Seattle, Washington · 20092 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.510 km NW of Brinnon, Washington · 20093 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.43 km E of Pacific, Washington · 20100 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.30 km NW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20102 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.01 km NNE of Mercer Island, Washington · 20102 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.92 km SE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 20103 days ago · 23 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 3.50 km ESE of Mercer Island, Washington · 20103 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.75 km NE of Woods Creek, Washington · 20104 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10839883. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:13 PM UTC.