Washington earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 14 km SSW of Alder, Washington

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 14 km SSW of Alder, Washington on Fri, Jun 16, 1972, 2:55 AM PDT (09:55 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 3 km SSE of Fox Island, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-06-16 09:55:32 UTC
Depth
11.4 km (7.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.681° N, 122.368° 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 2.3 km horizontally, 13.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
219°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.114 km NNW of Greenwater, Washington · 19811 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.63 km SSE of Fox Island, Washington · 19810 days ago · 49 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.85 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 19803 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.810 km WSW of Chehalis, Washington · 19789 days ago · 47 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.72 km ENE of Mirrormont, Washington · 19784 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.20 km E of Parkwood, Washington · 19783 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.30 km SSW of Burien, Washington · 19779 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.78 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 19774 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.63 km SW of Hobart, Washington · 19772 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 3.06 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19763 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 1.83 km SW of Home, Washington · 19822 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.7Puget Sound region, Washington · 19824 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.512 km SW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 19832 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.416 km WNW of Packwood, Washington · 19837 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.22 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 19838 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 3.08 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 19839 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.32 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19842 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.47 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 19847 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.721 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 19848 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.69 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 19848 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.80 km S of Burien, Washington · 19849 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.77 km N of Belfair, Washington · 19851 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10853263. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:35 PM UTC.