Washington earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 12 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington on Wed, Mar 8, 1972, 9:54 PM PST (05:54 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 6 km E of Bainbridge Island, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-03-09 05:54:01 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.979° N, 121.969° 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, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.01 km SSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19919 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.60 km ENE of Edmonds, Washington · 19910 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.32 km S of Vaughn, Washington · 19908 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.51 km NE of Burien, Washington · 19900 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.314 km SW of Alder, Washington · 19898 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.62 km S of Vaughn, Washington · 19895 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.13 km ENE of Des Moines, Washington · 19888 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.80 km ESE of Burien, Washington · 19881 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.91 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 19880 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.81 km NW of Monroe, Washington · 19879 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.528 km S of Morton, Washington · 19879 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.54 km SE of Belfair, Washington · 19879 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.00 km N of Artondale, Washington · 19877 days ago · 48 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.01 km SSW of La Grande, Washington · 19876 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.08 km SW of Seabeck, Washington · 19872 days ago · 42 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.82 km E of Lea Hill, Washington · 19871 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.07 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 19869 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.61 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19869 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 3.06 km E of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 19869 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.913 km S of Carbonado, Washington · 19869 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.43 km NNE of Enetai, Washington · 19867 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 1.90 km W of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19866 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 2.09 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 19864 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 2.53 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 19926 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.53 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 19926 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.73 km WSW of Fox Island, Washington · 19927 days ago · 49 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.12 km NNE of West Lake Sammamish, Washington · 19928 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.31 km NNE of Mercer Island, Washington · 19929 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.82 km SSW of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 19932 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 3.41 km S of Vaughn, Washington · 19936 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.219 km SSE of Packwood, Washington · 19946 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.213 km SSW of Alder, Washington · 19949 days ago · 29 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10852813. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:04 AM UTC.