Washington earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 6 km S of Blyn, Washington

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 6 km S of Blyn, Washington on Fri, Jun 30, 1972, 2:18 PM PDT (21:18 UTC), 50 km (31 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
2.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-06-30 21:18:37 UTC
Depth
50.0 km (31.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.965° N, 123.007° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
204°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.18 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19801 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.115 km NNW of Anacortes, Washington · 19801 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.51 km NE of Three Lakes, Washington · 19798 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.821 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 19791 days ago · 47 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.70 km NNE of Wilburton, Washington · 19789 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.011 km WSW of Ault Field, Washington · 19789 days ago · 29 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.211 km SSW of Seabeck, Washington · 19789 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 3.1Puget Sound region, Washington · 19789 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.23 km SSW of Ames Lake, Washington · 19787 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.72 km ENE of Mirrormont, Washington · 19783 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.20 km E of Parkwood, Washington · 19782 days ago · 42 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.06 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 19780 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.81 km N of Mercer Island, Washington · 19780 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 3.04 km SE of Kingston, Washington · 19778 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.04 km SE of Kingston, Washington · 19778 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.43 km W of Anacortes, Washington · 19778 days ago · 57 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.30 km SSW of Burien, Washington · 19778 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.95 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 19776 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.14 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19775 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.74 km SSW of Quilcene, Washington · 19774 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 1.64 km N of Fall City, Washington · 19773 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 1.87 km SW of Coupeville, Washington · 19771 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 1.63 km SW of Hobart, Washington · 19771 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 2.01 km SSW of Woodway, Washington · 19761 days ago · 42 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 1.63 km NE of Cathcart, Washington · 19761 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 2.12 km N of Snoqualmie, Washington · 19759 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 2.14 km NE of Mirrormont, Washington · 19756 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.90 km WNW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 19749 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 3.23 km NE of La Conner, Washington · 19808 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.63 km SSE of Fox Island, Washington · 19809 days ago · 49 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.51 km NW of Fobes Hill, Washington · 19812 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 3.41 km NNW of Fobes Hill, Washington · 19812 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.64 km WSW of Keyport, Washington · 19815 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.71 km WSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19820 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.53 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 19820 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.83 km SW of Home, Washington · 19821 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.51 km ESE of Keyport, Washington · 19823 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.7Puget Sound region, Washington · 19823 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.30 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 19827 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 3.32 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 19827 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.61 km ESE of Indianola, Washington · 19829 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.93 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 19834 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.80 km NNE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 19835 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10853353. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 9:13 PM UTC.