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M2.4 earthquake 7 km SSW of Brinnon, Washington

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 7 km SSW of Brinnon, Washington on Fri, Feb 25, 1972, 1:06 PM PST (21:06 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 3 km W of Shoreline, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-02-25 21:06:32 UTC
Depth
15.5 km (9.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.612° N, 122.923° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
162°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.82 km SSW of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 19932 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.41 km NNE of Sequim, Washington · 19931 days ago · 48 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.31 km NNE of Mercer Island, Washington · 19929 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.12 km NNE of West Lake Sammamish, Washington · 19928 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.73 km WSW of Fox Island, Washington · 19927 days ago · 49 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.53 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 19926 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.53 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 19926 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.17 km N of Camano, Washington · 19925 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.01 km SSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19919 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.23 km NW of Edmonds, Washington · 19916 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.60 km ENE of Edmonds, Washington · 19910 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.32 km S of Vaughn, Washington · 19908 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.51 km NE of Burien, Washington · 19900 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.62 km S of Vaughn, Washington · 19895 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 3.02 km SSE of Snohomish, Washington · 19894 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.32 km SE of Snohomish, Washington · 19894 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.62 km SE of Snohomish, Washington · 19894 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.13 km ENE of Des Moines, Washington · 19888 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.80 km ESE of Burien, Washington · 19881 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.921 km WNW of Hoodsport, Washington · 19881 days ago · 53 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 1.91 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 19881 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 1.95 km S of Port Ludlow, Washington · 19879 days ago · 30 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 1.81 km NW of Monroe, Washington · 19879 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 1.54 km SE of Belfair, Washington · 19879 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 2.00 km N of Artondale, Washington · 19877 days ago · 48 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 2.01 km SSW of La Grande, Washington · 19876 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 3.41 km S of Vaughn, Washington · 19936 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.01 km NE of Burien, Washington · 19955 days ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.32 km NW of Southworth, Washington · 19959 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.23 km WNW of Medina, Washington · 19962 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10852693. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:25 AM UTC.