Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 25 km SE of Darrington, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 25 km SE of Darrington, Washington on Fri, Jul 7, 1972, 3:40 AM PDT (10:40 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 1 km NE of Three Lakes, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-07-07 10:40:52 UTC
Depth
1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.076° N, 121.383° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
269°, 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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.51 km NE of Three Lakes, Washington · 19799 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.85 km SW of Entiat, Washington · 19795 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.70 km NNE of Wilburton, Washington · 19790 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.23 km SSW of Ames Lake, Washington · 19788 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.72 km ENE of Mirrormont, Washington · 19784 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.34 km WNW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 19782 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.06 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 19781 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.81 km N of Mercer Island, Washington · 19780 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 3.04 km SE of Kingston, Washington · 19779 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.04 km SE of Kingston, Washington · 19779 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.15 km WNW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 19779 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.30 km SSW of Burien, Washington · 19779 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.14 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19775 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.64 km N of Fall City, Washington · 19774 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.63 km SW of Hobart, Washington · 19772 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 3.06 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19763 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.01 km SSW of Woodway, Washington · 19762 days ago · 42 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.63 km NE of Cathcart, Washington · 19761 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.12 km N of Snoqualmie, Washington · 19760 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.14 km NE of Mirrormont, Washington · 19757 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 1.90 km WNW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 19750 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.80 km WSW of Cottage Lake, Washington · 19744 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 2.18 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19802 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.85 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 19802 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.423 km SE of Darrington, Washington · 19804 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 3.23 km NE of La Conner, Washington · 19809 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.114 km NNW of Greenwater, Washington · 19811 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.51 km NW of Fobes Hill, Washington · 19813 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 3.41 km NNW of Fobes Hill, Washington · 19813 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 3.226 km SE of Darrington, Washington · 19818 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.22 km WNW of North Bend, Washington · 19820 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.71 km WSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19821 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.53 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 19821 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.51 km ESE of Keyport, Washington · 19824 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.30 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 19828 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 3.32 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 19828 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.61 km ESE of Indianola, Washington · 19829 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.77 km SSW of Entiat, Washington · 19830 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10853388. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:03 PM UTC.