Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 4 km SE of Belfair, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4 km SE of Belfair, Washington on Wed, Apr 19, 1972, 2:56 AM PST (10:56 UTC), 19 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 0 km N of Artondale, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

Belfair forecastMore in Washington

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-04-19 10:56:05 UTC
Depth
18.5 km (11.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.426° N, 122.780° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
139°
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: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.00 km N of Artondale, Washington · 19878 days ago · 48 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.01 km SSW of La Grande, Washington · 19877 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.08 km SW of Seabeck, Washington · 19873 days ago · 42 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.82 km E of Lea Hill, Washington · 19872 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.96 km NE of Lofall, Washington · 19871 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.07 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 19869 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.61 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19869 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 3.06 km E of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 19869 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.913 km S of Carbonado, Washington · 19869 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.54 km SE of Quilcene, Washington · 19869 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.43 km NNE of Enetai, Washington · 19867 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.90 km W of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19866 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.50 km WSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19860 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.012 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 19857 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.23 km ESE of Klahanie, Washington · 19856 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.77 km N of Belfair, Washington · 19851 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.80 km S of Burien, Washington · 19848 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.69 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 19848 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.721 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 19848 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.05 km NE of Lofall, Washington · 19848 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 2.47 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 19846 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 2.32 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19842 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 3.08 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 19839 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.22 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 19838 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 2.80 km NNE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 19835 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 1.93 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 19835 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 2.512 km SW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 19832 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.61 km ESE of Indianola, Washington · 19829 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 3.32 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 19828 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 2.30 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 19828 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 1.7Puget Sound region, Washington · 19824 days ago · 23 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 1.51 km ESE of Keyport, Washington · 19824 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 1.83 km SW of Home, Washington · 19822 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 2.414 km SSW of Alder, Washington · 19821 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 1.53 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 19821 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 2.71 km WSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19821 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 2.22 km WNW of North Bend, Washington · 19820 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 1.81 km NW of Monroe, Washington · 19880 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.95 km S of Port Ludlow, Washington · 19880 days ago · 30 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.91 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 19881 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.921 km WNW of Hoodsport, Washington · 19881 days ago · 53 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.80 km ESE of Burien, Washington · 19881 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.13 km ENE of Des Moines, Washington · 19889 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.62 km SE of Snohomish, Washington · 19894 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.32 km SE of Snohomish, Washington · 19894 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 3.02 km SSE of Snohomish, Washington · 19894 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.62 km S of Vaughn, Washington · 19896 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.314 km SW of Alder, Washington · 19898 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.51 km NE of Burien, Washington · 19901 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.32 km S of Vaughn, Washington · 19908 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away

Earthquakes todayWashington earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10852953. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC.