Washington earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 7 km NW of Belfair, Washington

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 7 km NW of Belfair, Washington on Sun, May 21, 1972, 10:23 PM PDT (05:23 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 1 km NNW of Fobes Hill, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-05-22 05:23:43 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.496° N, 122.905° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
158°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 2.32 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19850 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.22 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 19846 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.80 km NNE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 19844 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.93 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 19843 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.61 km ESE of Indianola, Washington · 19838 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 3.32 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 19836 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.30 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 19836 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.7Puget Sound region, Washington · 19832 days ago · 23 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.51 km ESE of Keyport, Washington · 19832 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.83 km SW of Home, Washington · 19830 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.414 km SSW of Alder, Washington · 19830 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.53 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 19829 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.71 km WSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19829 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.22 km WNW of North Bend, Washington · 19828 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.64 km WSW of Keyport, Washington · 19824 days ago · 22 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 3.41 km NNW of Fobes Hill, Washington · 19821 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.51 km NW of Fobes Hill, Washington · 19821 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.114 km NNW of Greenwater, Washington · 19819 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.63 km SSE of Fox Island, Washington · 19818 days ago · 49 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.76 km S of Blyn, Washington · 19815 days ago · 50 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 1.85 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 19811 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 2.18 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19810 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 2.51 km NE of Three Lakes, Washington · 19807 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.821 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 19800 days ago · 47 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.70 km NNE of Wilburton, Washington · 19798 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 2.011 km WSW of Ault Field, Washington · 19798 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.211 km SSW of Seabeck, Washington · 19798 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 3.1Puget Sound region, Washington · 19798 days ago · 19 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 1.810 km WSW of Chehalis, Washington · 19797 days ago · 47 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 2.23 km SSW of Ames Lake, Washington · 19796 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 2.05 km NE of Lofall, Washington · 19856 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.69 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 19856 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.80 km S of Burien, Washington · 19857 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.77 km N of Belfair, Washington · 19859 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.23 km ESE of Klahanie, Washington · 19865 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.012 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 19865 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.50 km WSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19868 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.90 km W of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19874 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.43 km NNE of Enetai, Washington · 19875 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.54 km SE of Quilcene, Washington · 19877 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.913 km S of Carbonado, Washington · 19877 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 3.06 km E of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 19877 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.61 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19878 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.96 km NE of Lofall, Washington · 19879 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.82 km E of Lea Hill, Washington · 19880 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.08 km SW of Seabeck, Washington · 19881 days ago · 42 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10853193. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC.