Washington earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 9 km ENE of Fall City, Washington

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 9 km ENE of Fall City, Washington on Fri, Nov 10, 1972, 1:18 PM PST (21:18 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 6 km ENE of Belfair, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1972-11-10 21:18:19 UTC
Depth
13.3 km (8.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.614° N, 121.776° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
178°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.30 km SW of Kenmore, Washington · 19678 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.88 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 19678 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.75 km N of Lofall, Washington · 19675 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.87 km SE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 19674 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.8Puget Sound region, Washington · 19673 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.24 km NE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 19670 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.116 km SE of Skykomish, Washington · 19668 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.54 km WSW of Issaquah, Washington · 19668 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.07 km NE of Quilcene, Washington · 19664 days ago · 46 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.57 km WNW of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 19663 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.57 km NE of Brinnon, Washington · 19663 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.75 km SW of Verlot, Washington · 19663 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.98 km E of Ashford, Washington · 19661 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 3.66 km ENE of Belfair, Washington · 19660 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.910 km E of Carnation, Washington · 19659 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 3.24 km SE of Kingston, Washington · 19656 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.76 km S of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 19656 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.912 km ESE of Cle Elum, Washington · 19655 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.87 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 19653 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.72 km SW of Southworth, Washington · 19653 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 2.89 km ESE of Ashford, Washington · 19651 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.09 km ENE of Duvall, Washington · 19650 days ago · 28 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 1.89 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19647 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 2.214 km N of Cliffdell, Washington · 19640 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.93 km NNE of Indianola, Washington · 19639 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 2.14 km NNW of Maplewood, Washington · 19638 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 1.90 km N of Newport, Washington · 19637 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 1.60 km W of Riverbend, Washington · 19635 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 1.81 km WSW of Wauna, Washington · 19634 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 1.81 km NW of Larch Way, Washington · 19633 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 2.27 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 19631 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 1.816 km SW of Brinnon, Washington · 19631 days ago · 40 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 2.47 km NNE of Bryant, Washington · 19631 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.65 km ENE of Carnation, Washington · 19627 days ago · 24 km deep · 7 km away

Before

  1. 1.712 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 19686 days ago · 30 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.96 km SW of Grapeview, Washington · 19686 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.15 km N of Brinnon, Washington · 19689 days ago · 47 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 3.03 km SW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 19690 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.70 km NW of Newport, Washington · 19691 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.416 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 19699 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.03 km ENE of Sumner, Washington · 19701 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 3.40 km SSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19702 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.72 km ESE of Hansville, Washington · 19702 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.63 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 19705 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.7Puget Sound region, Washington · 19705 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 2.218 km ESE of Greenwater, Washington · 19710 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.82 km NE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 19710 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.53 km ESE of Seattle, Washington · 19711 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.07 km WSW of Lofall, Washington · 19711 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.111 km NNE of Tanner, Washington · 19712 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.96 km W of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 19712 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.50 km SSW of Silverdale, Washington · 19712 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.40 km NE of Esperance, Washington · 19712 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10854768. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:59 AM UTC.