Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 12 km ESE of Cle Elum, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 12 km ESE of Cle Elum, Washington on Thu, Dec 7, 1972, 4:22 PM PST (00:22 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 9 km W of Packwood, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-12-08 00:22:16 UTC
Depth
-0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.149° N, 120.789° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
338°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.59 km W of Packwood, Washington · 19645 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.87 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 19645 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.89 km ESE of Ashford, Washington · 19642 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.07 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 19642 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.89 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19638 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.01 km S of Waterville, Washington · 19633 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.214 km N of Cliffdell, Washington · 19632 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.60 km W of Riverbend, Washington · 19626 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.65 km ENE of Carnation, Washington · 19619 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.25 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19609 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.920 km SW of Nile, Washington · 19605 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.03 km ESE of Black Diamond, Washington · 19598 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.93 km SE of Waterville, Washington · 19591 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 1.910 km E of Carnation, Washington · 19650 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.98 km E of Ashford, Washington · 19652 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.116 km SE of Skykomish, Washington · 19659 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.39 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 19668 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.88 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 19669 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.59 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 19674 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10855213. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:01 AM UTC.