Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 11 km WSW of Ault Field, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 11 km WSW of Ault Field, Washington on Mon, Jul 17, 1972, 7:13 AM PDT (14:13 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 Puget Sound region, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-07-17 14:13:56 UTC
Depth
29.5 km (18.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.295° N, 122.813° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
259°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.211 km SSW of Seabeck, Washington · 19796 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.1Puget Sound region, Washington · 19796 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.23 km SSW of Ames Lake, Washington · 19794 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.20 km E of Parkwood, Washington · 19789 days ago · 42 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.81 km N of Mercer Island, Washington · 19786 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.04 km SE of Kingston, Washington · 19785 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.04 km SE of Kingston, Washington · 19785 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.43 km W of Anacortes, Washington · 19785 days ago · 57 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.30 km SSW of Burien, Washington · 19785 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.95 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 19783 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.14 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19781 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.74 km SSW of Quilcene, Washington · 19781 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.87 km SW of Coupeville, Washington · 19778 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.01 km SSW of Woodway, Washington · 19768 days ago · 42 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.63 km NE of Cathcart, Washington · 19768 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.90 km WNW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 19756 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.80 km WSW of Cottage Lake, Washington · 19750 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.34 km E of Port Townsend, Washington · 19745 days ago · 52 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.26 km SSE of Seabeck, Washington · 19744 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.80 km S of Hunts Point, Washington · 19741 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 1.86 km WSW of Shoreline, Washington · 19739 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 2.56 km S of Seabeck, Washington · 19738 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 1.70 km NNE of Wilburton, Washington · 19796 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.821 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 19798 days ago · 47 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.51 km NE of Three Lakes, Washington · 19805 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.115 km NNW of Anacortes, Washington · 19808 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.76 km S of Blyn, Washington · 19813 days ago · 50 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 3.23 km NE of La Conner, Washington · 19815 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.51 km NW of Fobes Hill, Washington · 19819 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 3.41 km NNW of Fobes Hill, Washington · 19819 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.64 km WSW of Keyport, Washington · 19822 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10853423. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:47 PM UTC.