Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 0 km ESE of Burien, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 0 km ESE of Burien, Washington on Mon, Apr 17, 1972, 2:36 AM PST (10:36 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 2 km NNE of Duvall, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-04-17 10:36:31 UTC
Depth
26.5 km (16.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.469° N, 122.343° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
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: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.921 km WNW of Hoodsport, Washington · 19888 days ago · 53 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.91 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 19888 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.95 km S of Port Ludlow, Washington · 19887 days ago · 30 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.81 km NW of Monroe, Washington · 19886 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.54 km SE of Belfair, Washington · 19886 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.00 km N of Artondale, Washington · 19884 days ago · 48 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.01 km SSW of La Grande, Washington · 19883 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.08 km SW of Seabeck, Washington · 19879 days ago · 42 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.82 km E of Lea Hill, Washington · 19878 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.96 km NE of Lofall, Washington · 19878 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.07 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 19876 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.61 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19876 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 3.06 km E of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 19876 days ago · 23 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.913 km S of Carbonado, Washington · 19876 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.54 km SE of Quilcene, Washington · 19876 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.43 km NNE of Enetai, Washington · 19874 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.90 km W of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19873 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.84 km NE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 19872 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.50 km WSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19867 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.012 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 19863 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 2.23 km ESE of Klahanie, Washington · 19863 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 1.77 km N of Belfair, Washington · 19857 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 2.80 km S of Burien, Washington · 19855 days ago · 26 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.69 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 19855 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 2.721 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 19855 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 2.05 km NE of Lofall, Washington · 19854 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 2.47 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 19853 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 2.32 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19849 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 3.08 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 19846 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.22 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 19845 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 2.416 km WNW of Packwood, Washington · 19844 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 2.80 km NNE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 19842 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 1.93 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 19842 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 2.512 km SW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 19839 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 1.61 km ESE of Indianola, Washington · 19836 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 3.32 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 19834 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  37. 2.30 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 19834 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 1.7Puget Sound region, Washington · 19831 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 1.51 km ESE of Keyport, Washington · 19830 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 1.83 km SW of Home, Washington · 19828 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 2.414 km SSW of Alder, Washington · 19828 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 2.13 km ENE of Des Moines, Washington · 19895 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.62 km SE of Snohomish, Washington · 19901 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.32 km SE of Snohomish, Washington · 19901 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 3.02 km SSE of Snohomish, Washington · 19901 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.62 km S of Vaughn, Washington · 19902 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.314 km SW of Alder, Washington · 19905 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.51 km NE of Burien, Washington · 19907 days ago · 22 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.32 km S of Vaughn, Washington · 19915 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.60 km ENE of Edmonds, Washington · 19917 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10852918. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:16 AM UTC.