Washington earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 4 km ESE of Acme, Washington

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 4 km ESE of Acme, Washington on Wed, Nov 22, 1972, 4:38 AM PST (12:38 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 4 km WSW of Orcas, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-11-22 12:38:27 UTC
Depth
16.9 km (10.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.701° N, 122.156° 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 3.1 km horizontally, 8.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
156°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.04 km ESE of Acme, Washington · 19662 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.24 km NE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 19662 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.45 km SSE of Acme, Washington · 19655 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.75 km SW of Verlot, Washington · 19655 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.12 km NW of Clear Lake, Washington · 19652 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.76 km S of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 19648 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 3.34 km WSW of Orcas, Washington · 19646 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.03 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 19646 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.76 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 19645 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.66 km E of Deming, Washington · 19645 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.81 km NW of Larch Way, Washington · 19624 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.27 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 19623 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.47 km NNE of Bryant, Washington · 19622 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.36 km SW of Marietta, Washington · 19622 days ago · 24 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 3.44 km NW of Woods Creek, Washington · 19608 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.94 km NNW of Woods Creek, Washington · 19608 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 4.13 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 19676 days ago · 44 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.712 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 19677 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.10 km NNW of Alger, Washington · 19685 days ago · 25 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10854903. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:11 PM UTC.