Washington earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 6 km E of Deming, Washington

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 6 km E of Deming, Washington on Mon, Oct 16, 1972, 3:08 PM PDT (22:08 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 3 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1972-10-16 22:08:32 UTC
Depth
11.3 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.821° N, 122.131° 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 2.2 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
313°, 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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.10 km NNW of Alger, Washington · 19685 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 4.13 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 19675 days ago · 44 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.44 km ESE of Acme, Washington · 19662 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.04 km ESE of Acme, Washington · 19662 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.24 km NE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 19661 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.45 km SSE of Acme, Washington · 19655 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.75 km SW of Verlot, Washington · 19654 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.12 km NW of Clear Lake, Washington · 19652 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 3.34 km WSW of Orcas, Washington · 19645 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.03 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 19645 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.76 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 19645 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.66 km E of Deming, Washington · 19645 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away

Before

  1. 2.96 km W of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 19703 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.73 km W of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 19705 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 3.12 km SSE of Big Lake, Washington · 19711 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10854468. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:58 AM UTC.