Washington earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 14 km N of Cliffdell, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 14 km N of Cliffdell, Washington on Fri, Dec 22, 1972, 2:17 PM PST (22:17 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 15 km SE of Ashford, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-12-22 22:17:17 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.074° N, 121.054° 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 8.6 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
310°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.60 km W of Riverbend, Washington · 19633 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.722 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 19633 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.65 km ENE of Carnation, Washington · 19626 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.25 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19616 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.920 km SW of Nile, Washington · 19612 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.03 km ESE of Black Diamond, Washington · 19605 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.80 km NNE of City of Sammamish, Washington · 19601 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.93 km SE of Waterville, Washington · 19598 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.27 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19598 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.617 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 19593 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.71 km E of Sammamish, Washington · 19593 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.815 km SE of Ashford, Washington · 19590 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.213 km SSW of May Creek, Washington · 19586 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 2.01 km S of Waterville, Washington · 19640 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.89 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19645 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.09 km ENE of Duvall, Washington · 19648 days ago · 28 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.07 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 19649 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.89 km ESE of Ashford, Washington · 19649 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.87 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 19652 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.59 km W of Packwood, Washington · 19652 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.912 km ESE of Cle Elum, Washington · 19653 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.910 km E of Carnation, Washington · 19657 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.98 km E of Ashford, Washington · 19659 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.54 km WSW of Issaquah, Washington · 19666 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.116 km SE of Skykomish, Washington · 19666 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10855408. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:42 AM UTC.