Washington earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 5 km SSE of Acme, Washington

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 5 km SSE of Acme, Washington on Wed, Nov 29, 1972, 1:13 AM PST (09:13 UTC), 9 km (5 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
1972-11-29 09:13:53 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.676° N, 122.166° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
148°
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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75 km SW of Verlot, Washington · 19654 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.12 km NW of Clear Lake, Washington · 19652 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.76 km S of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 19647 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.34 km WSW of Orcas, Washington · 19645 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.03 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 19645 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.76 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 19645 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.66 km E of Deming, Washington · 19645 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.81 km NW of Larch Way, Washington · 19624 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.27 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 19622 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.47 km NNE of Bryant, Washington · 19622 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.36 km SW of Marietta, Washington · 19621 days ago · 24 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 3.44 km NW of Woods Creek, Washington · 19607 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.94 km NNW of Woods Creek, Washington · 19607 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.84 km E of Oak Bay, Canada · 19598 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 2.24 km NE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 19661 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.04 km ESE of Acme, Washington · 19662 days ago · 17 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.44 km ESE of Acme, Washington · 19662 days ago · 17 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.75 km N of Lofall, Washington · 19666 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.13 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 19675 days ago · 44 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.712 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 19677 days ago · 30 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.10 km NNW of Alger, Washington · 19684 days ago · 25 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10855023. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:05 AM UTC.