Washington earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 9 km SE of Blyn, Washington

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 9 km SE of Blyn, Washington on Tue, Sep 26, 1972, 7:38 AM PDT (14:38 UTC), 41 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 2 km SSE of Big Lake, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-09-26 14:38:45 UTC
Depth
41.2 km (25.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.967° N, 122.909° 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 2.5 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
124°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.05 km W of Belfair, Washington · 19714 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 3.12 km SSE of Big Lake, Washington · 19711 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.67 km S of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 19709 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.73 km W of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 19705 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.40 km NE of Esperance, Washington · 19703 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.50 km SSW of Silverdale, Washington · 19703 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.96 km W of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 19703 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.07 km WSW of Lofall, Washington · 19702 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.53 km ESE of Seattle, Washington · 19702 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.82 km NE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 19701 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.7Puget Sound region, Washington · 19696 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.63 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 19696 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.72 km ESE of Hansville, Washington · 19693 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 3.40 km SSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19693 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.03 km ENE of Sumner, Washington · 19692 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.10 km NNW of Alger, Washington · 19684 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.70 km NW of Newport, Washington · 19682 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 3.03 km SW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 19681 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 3.15 km N of Brinnon, Washington · 19680 days ago · 47 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.96 km SW of Grapeview, Washington · 19677 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 1.712 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 19677 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 4.13 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 19675 days ago · 44 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 2.59 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 19673 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 3.30 km SW of Kenmore, Washington · 19669 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 1.75 km N of Lofall, Washington · 19666 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 1.87 km SE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 19665 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 1.8Puget Sound region, Washington · 19664 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 2.44 km ESE of Acme, Washington · 19662 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 2.04 km ESE of Acme, Washington · 19662 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.24 km NE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 19661 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.54 km WSW of Issaquah, Washington · 19659 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 1.91 km NNW of Issaquah, Washington · 19719 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.13 km NW of Gorst, Washington · 19723 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.64 km N of Bonney Lake, Washington · 19726 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.56 km S of Seabeck, Washington · 19732 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.86 km WSW of Shoreline, Washington · 19732 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.80 km S of Hunts Point, Washington · 19734 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.413 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 19734 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.26 km SSE of Seabeck, Washington · 19737 days ago · 23 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.02 km NNE of Shelton, Washington · 19739 days ago · 38 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.34 km E of Port Townsend, Washington · 19739 days ago · 52 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.91 km S of Vaughn, Washington · 19739 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.80 km WSW of Cottage Lake, Washington · 19743 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10854258. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:28 AM UTC.