Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 0 km ENE of Edmonds, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 0 km ENE of Edmonds, Washington on Sun, Mar 19, 1972, 1:16 AM PST (09:16 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 2 km S of Vaughn, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-03-19 09:16:10 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.812° N, 122.374° 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 0.2 km horizontally
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.32 km S of Vaughn, Washington · 19909 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.51 km NE of Burien, Washington · 19902 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.62 km S of Vaughn, Washington · 19897 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 3.02 km SSE of Snohomish, Washington · 19895 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.32 km SE of Snohomish, Washington · 19895 days ago · 24 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.62 km SE of Snohomish, Washington · 19895 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.13 km ENE of Des Moines, Washington · 19890 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.80 km ESE of Burien, Washington · 19882 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.921 km WNW of Hoodsport, Washington · 19882 days ago · 53 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.91 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 19882 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.95 km S of Port Ludlow, Washington · 19881 days ago · 30 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.81 km NW of Monroe, Washington · 19881 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.54 km SE of Belfair, Washington · 19880 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.00 km N of Artondale, Washington · 19879 days ago · 48 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.45 km S of Acme, Washington · 19876 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.08 km SW of Seabeck, Washington · 19874 days ago · 42 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.82 km E of Lea Hill, Washington · 19873 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.96 km NE of Lofall, Washington · 19872 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.43 km WSW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 19870 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.61 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19870 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 3.06 km E of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 19870 days ago · 23 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 1.913 km S of Carbonado, Washington · 19870 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.54 km SE of Quilcene, Washington · 19870 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 2.27 km N of Burlington, Washington · 19870 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 2.43 km NNE of Enetai, Washington · 19868 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 1.90 km W of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19867 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 1.84 km NE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 19866 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 2.50 km WSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19861 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 2.012 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 19858 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 2.23 km ESE of Klahanie, Washington · 19857 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 1.77 km N of Belfair, Washington · 19852 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 3.12 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 19851 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 2.23 km NW of Edmonds, Washington · 19918 days ago · 22 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.01 km SSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19920 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.512 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 19921 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.17 km N of Camano, Washington · 19926 days ago · 28 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.53 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 19928 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.53 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 19928 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.73 km WSW of Fox Island, Washington · 19928 days ago · 49 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.12 km NNE of West Lake Sammamish, Washington · 19929 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.31 km NNE of Mercer Island, Washington · 19931 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.41 km NNE of Sequim, Washington · 19932 days ago · 48 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.82 km SSW of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 19934 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.47 km SSW of Brinnon, Washington · 19934 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 3.41 km S of Vaughn, Washington · 19937 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10852873. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:33 PM UTC.