Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 8 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 8 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington on Tue, Nov 14, 1972, 5:55 PM PST (01:55 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 16 km SE of Skykomish, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-11-15 01:55:16 UTC
Depth
16.2 km (10.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.181° N, 121.892° 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 4.7 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
83°
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: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75 km N of Lofall, Washington · 19667 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.87 km SE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 19666 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.8Puget Sound region, Washington · 19665 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.116 km SE of Skykomish, Washington · 19660 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.54 km WSW of Issaquah, Washington · 19659 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.57 km WNW of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 19655 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.57 km NE of Brinnon, Washington · 19655 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.75 km SW of Verlot, Washington · 19655 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.98 km E of Ashford, Washington · 19653 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 3.66 km ENE of Belfair, Washington · 19652 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.910 km E of Carnation, Washington · 19650 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 3.24 km SE of Kingston, Washington · 19648 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.912 km ESE of Cle Elum, Washington · 19647 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.59 km W of Packwood, Washington · 19645 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.87 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 19645 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.72 km SW of Southworth, Washington · 19645 days ago · 27 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.89 km ESE of Ashford, Washington · 19643 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.09 km ENE of Duvall, Washington · 19642 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.89 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19639 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.214 km N of Cliffdell, Washington · 19632 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.93 km NNE of Indianola, Washington · 19631 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.14 km NNW of Maplewood, Washington · 19630 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 1.90 km N of Newport, Washington · 19629 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 1.60 km W of Riverbend, Washington · 19626 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 1.722 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 19626 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 1.81 km WSW of Wauna, Washington · 19626 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 1.81 km NW of Larch Way, Washington · 19624 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 1.816 km SW of Brinnon, Washington · 19622 days ago · 40 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 1.65 km ENE of Carnation, Washington · 19619 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 1.66 km W of Lofall, Washington · 19610 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 3.30 km SW of Kenmore, Washington · 19670 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.59 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 19674 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.127 km S of Morton, Washington · 19674 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.712 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 19678 days ago · 30 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.96 km SW of Grapeview, Washington · 19678 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.816 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 19681 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.15 km N of Brinnon, Washington · 19681 days ago · 47 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 3.03 km SW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 19681 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.70 km NW of Newport, Washington · 19683 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.16 km NNE of Mossyrock, Washington · 19689 days ago · 32 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.416 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 19691 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 2.03 km ENE of Sumner, Washington · 19693 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 3.40 km SSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19694 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.72 km ESE of Hansville, Washington · 19694 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.117 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 19695 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.63 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 19696 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.7Puget Sound region, Washington · 19697 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.926 km SE of Morton, Washington · 19698 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10854798. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:51 PM UTC.