M3.1 earthquake 2 km NE of Felida, Washington
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 2 km NE of Felida, Washington on Thu, Nov 16, 1972, 6:15 PM PST (02:15 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1972-11-17 02:15:22 UTC
- Depth
- 10.2 km (6.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.723° N, 122.680° 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 3.1 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 312°, 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.5Washington · 19666 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.335 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 19666 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
Before
- 2.127 km S of Morton, Washington · 19679 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.010 km W of Odell, Oregon · 19684 days ago · 43 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.816 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 19685 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.16 km NNE of Mossyrock, Washington · 19693 days ago · 32 km deep · 97 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10854833. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:54 AM UTC.