M2.7 earthquake 6 km ESE of Deming, Washington
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 6 km ESE of Deming, Washington on Sat, Dec 9, 1972, 5:14 AM PST (13:14 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.8 4 km E of Oak Bay, Canada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1972-12-09 13:14:38 UTC
- Depth
- 7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.806° N, 122.133° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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 25.6 km horizontally, 40.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 203°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.66 km E of Deming, Washington · 19645 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.27 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 19622 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.47 km NNE of Bryant, Washington · 19622 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.36 km SW of Marietta, Washington · 19621 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.94 km NNW of Woods Creek, Washington · 19607 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.84 km E of Oak Bay, Canada · 19598 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
Before
- 2.03 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 19645 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.34 km WSW of Orcas, Washington · 19645 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.12 km NW of Clear Lake, Washington · 19652 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.75 km SW of Verlot, Washington · 19654 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.45 km SSE of Acme, Washington · 19655 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.24 km NE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 19661 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.04 km ESE of Acme, Washington · 19662 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.44 km ESE of Acme, Washington · 19662 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10855243. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:57 AM UTC.