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M2.2 earthquake 7 km N of Burlington, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 7 km N of Burlington, Washington on Sat, Apr 29, 1972, 1:02 PM PST (21:02 UTC), -1 km (0 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
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1972-04-29 21:02:27 UTC
Depth
-0.6 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.538° 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 9.1 km horizontally, 12.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
282°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.84 km NE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 19876 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 3.12 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 19861 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.94 km WNW of Alger, Washington · 19858 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.85 km NNW of Alger, Washington · 19858 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.05 km NE of Lofall, Washington · 19858 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.80 km NNE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 19846 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.93 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 19846 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.61 km ESE of Indianola, Washington · 19840 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 3.32 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 19838 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.30 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 19838 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.51 km ESE of Keyport, Washington · 19834 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 3.226 km SE of Darrington, Washington · 19828 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.64 km WSW of Keyport, Washington · 19827 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 3.41 km NNW of Fobes Hill, Washington · 19823 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.51 km NW of Fobes Hill, Washington · 19823 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 3.23 km NE of La Conner, Washington · 19819 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 1.54 km SE of Quilcene, Washington · 19879 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.43 km WSW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 19880 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.96 km NE of Lofall, Washington · 19881 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.45 km S of Acme, Washington · 19885 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.86 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 19890 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.81 km NW of Monroe, Washington · 19890 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.95 km S of Port Ludlow, Washington · 19890 days ago · 30 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.62 km SE of Snohomish, Washington · 19905 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.32 km SE of Snohomish, Washington · 19905 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 3.02 km SSE of Snohomish, Washington · 19905 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10853073. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:11 AM UTC.