Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 13 km S of Carbonado, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 13 km S of Carbonado, Washington on Sat, Apr 29, 1972, 4:50 AM PST (12:50 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 3 km NNE of Enetai, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-04-29 12:50:20 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.956° N, 122.031° 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 3.9 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
185°, 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: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.43 km NNE of Enetai, Washington · 19867 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.90 km W of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19866 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.09 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 19864 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.50 km WSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19860 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.012 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 19857 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.23 km ESE of Klahanie, Washington · 19857 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.77 km N of Belfair, Washington · 19851 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.80 km S of Burien, Washington · 19849 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.69 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 19848 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.721 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 19848 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.47 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 19847 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.32 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19842 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 3.08 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 19839 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.22 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 19838 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.416 km WNW of Packwood, Washington · 19837 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.80 km NNE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 19836 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.93 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 19835 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.512 km SW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 19832 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.61 km ESE of Indianola, Washington · 19830 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 3.32 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 19828 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 2.30 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 19828 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 1.7Puget Sound region, Washington · 19824 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.51 km ESE of Keyport, Washington · 19824 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.83 km SW of Home, Washington · 19822 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 2.414 km SSW of Alder, Washington · 19821 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 1.53 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 19821 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 2.71 km WSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19821 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 2.22 km WNW of North Bend, Washington · 19820 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 1.64 km WSW of Keyport, Washington · 19816 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 2.114 km NNW of Greenwater, Washington · 19811 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 2.63 km SSE of Fox Island, Washington · 19810 days ago · 49 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 3.06 km E of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 19869 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.61 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19869 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.07 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 19870 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.82 km E of Lea Hill, Washington · 19872 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.08 km SW of Seabeck, Washington · 19873 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.01 km SSW of La Grande, Washington · 19877 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.00 km N of Artondale, Washington · 19878 days ago · 48 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.54 km SE of Belfair, Washington · 19879 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.528 km S of Morton, Washington · 19880 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.91 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 19881 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.80 km ESE of Burien, Washington · 19881 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.13 km ENE of Des Moines, Washington · 19889 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.62 km S of Vaughn, Washington · 19896 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.314 km SW of Alder, Washington · 19898 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10853058. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.