Washington earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 26 km SE of Darrington, Washington

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 26 km SE of Darrington, Washington on Mon, Jun 19, 1972, 4:57 PM PDT (23:57 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 1 km NNW of Fobes Hill, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1972-06-19 23:57:59 UTC
Depth
1.7 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.063° N, 121.399° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
267°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.41 km NNW of Fobes Hill, Washington · 19813 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.51 km NW of Fobes Hill, Washington · 19813 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.114 km NNW of Greenwater, Washington · 19811 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 3.23 km NE of La Conner, Washington · 19809 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.423 km SE of Darrington, Washington · 19804 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.85 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 19803 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.18 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19802 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.025 km SE of Darrington, Washington · 19800 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.51 km NE of Three Lakes, Washington · 19799 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.85 km SW of Entiat, Washington · 19795 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.70 km NNE of Wilburton, Washington · 19790 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.23 km SSW of Ames Lake, Washington · 19788 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.72 km ENE of Mirrormont, Washington · 19784 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.34 km WNW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 19782 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.06 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 19781 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.81 km N of Mercer Island, Washington · 19781 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 3.04 km SE of Kingston, Washington · 19779 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.04 km SE of Kingston, Washington · 19779 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.15 km WNW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 19779 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.30 km SSW of Burien, Washington · 19779 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.14 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19776 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 1.64 km N of Fall City, Washington · 19774 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 1.63 km SW of Hobart, Washington · 19772 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 3.06 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19763 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 2.01 km SSW of Woodway, Washington · 19762 days ago · 42 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.63 km NE of Cathcart, Washington · 19762 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 2.12 km N of Snoqualmie, Washington · 19761 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 2.22 km WNW of North Bend, Washington · 19820 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.71 km WSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19821 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.53 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 19821 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.51 km ESE of Keyport, Washington · 19824 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.30 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 19828 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 3.32 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 19828 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.61 km ESE of Indianola, Washington · 19830 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.77 km SSW of Entiat, Washington · 19830 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.512 km SW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 19832 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.93 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 19835 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.80 km NNE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 19836 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.32 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19842 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.05 km NE of Lofall, Washington · 19848 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10853298. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:44 PM UTC.