Washington earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 23 km SE of Darrington, Washington

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 23 km SE of Darrington, Washington on Mon, Jul 3, 1972, 5:02 PM PDT (00:02 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 4 km SE of Kingston, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-07-04 00:02:18 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.104° N, 121.373° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
280°, 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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.85 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 19810 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.18 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19810 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.025 km SE of Darrington, Washington · 19808 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.51 km NE of Three Lakes, Washington · 19806 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.85 km SW of Entiat, Washington · 19803 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.70 km NNE of Wilburton, Washington · 19798 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.23 km SSW of Ames Lake, Washington · 19796 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.72 km ENE of Mirrormont, Washington · 19791 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.34 km WNW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 19789 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.06 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 19788 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.81 km N of Mercer Island, Washington · 19788 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 3.04 km SE of Kingston, Washington · 19787 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.04 km SE of Kingston, Washington · 19787 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.15 km WNW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 19786 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.14 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19783 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.64 km N of Fall City, Washington · 19781 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.63 km SW of Hobart, Washington · 19779 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 3.06 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19771 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.01 km SSW of Woodway, Washington · 19770 days ago · 42 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.63 km NE of Cathcart, Washington · 19769 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 2.12 km N of Snoqualmie, Washington · 19768 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 2.14 km NE of Mirrormont, Washington · 19764 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 1.90 km WNW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 19757 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 3.23 km NE of La Conner, Washington · 19816 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.114 km NNW of Greenwater, Washington · 19819 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.51 km NW of Fobes Hill, Washington · 19820 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 3.41 km NNW of Fobes Hill, Washington · 19820 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 3.226 km SE of Darrington, Washington · 19825 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.22 km WNW of North Bend, Washington · 19827 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.71 km WSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19828 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.53 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 19828 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.30 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 19835 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 3.32 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 19835 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.61 km ESE of Indianola, Washington · 19837 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.77 km SSW of Entiat, Washington · 19837 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.512 km SW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 19839 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10853368. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:20 AM UTC.