Washington earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 21 km SE of Carbonado, Washington

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 21 km SE of Carbonado, Washington on Sat, May 20, 1972, 2:18 PM PDT (21:18 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 8 km ENE of Ashford, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-05-20 21:18:47 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.958° N, 121.827° 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 15.9 km horizontally, 99.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
171°
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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.32 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19842 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 3.08 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 19839 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.22 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 19838 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.416 km WNW of Packwood, Washington · 19837 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.80 km NNE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 19835 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.93 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 19835 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.512 km SW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 19832 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 3.32 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 19828 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.30 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 19827 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.7Puget Sound region, Washington · 19824 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.83 km SW of Home, Washington · 19821 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.414 km SSW of Alder, Washington · 19821 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.53 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 19821 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.71 km WSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19821 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.22 km WNW of North Bend, Washington · 19820 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.114 km NNW of Greenwater, Washington · 19811 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.63 km SSE of Fox Island, Washington · 19809 days ago · 49 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 2.21 km SSW of Nile, Washington · 19807 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.85 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 19802 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.18 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19802 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 1.70 km NNE of Wilburton, Washington · 19790 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 2.23 km SSW of Ames Lake, Washington · 19788 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 1.69 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 19848 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.80 km S of Burien, Washington · 19848 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.77 km N of Belfair, Washington · 19850 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.23 km ESE of Klahanie, Washington · 19856 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.012 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 19856 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.50 km WSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19860 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.09 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 19864 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.90 km W of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19866 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.43 km NNE of Enetai, Washington · 19867 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.913 km S of Carbonado, Washington · 19869 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 3.06 km E of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 19869 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.61 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19869 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.07 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 19869 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.82 km E of Lea Hill, Washington · 19871 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.01 km SSW of La Grande, Washington · 19877 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.00 km N of Artondale, Washington · 19877 days ago · 48 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10853178. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:59 AM UTC.