Washington earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 1 km NW of Fobes Hill, Washington

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 1 km NW of Fobes Hill, Washington on Sat, Jun 24, 1972, 6:49 PM PDT (01:49 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 3 km SSE of Fox Island, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-06-25 01:49:32 UTC
Depth
22.4 km (13.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.957° N, 122.132° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 3.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
126°
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: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.114 km NNW of Greenwater, Washington · 19811 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.63 km SSE of Fox Island, Washington · 19809 days ago · 49 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 3.23 km NE of La Conner, Washington · 19809 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.76 km S of Blyn, Washington · 19807 days ago · 50 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.423 km SE of Darrington, Washington · 19803 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.85 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 19802 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.18 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19802 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.115 km NNW of Anacortes, Washington · 19802 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.025 km SE of Darrington, Washington · 19800 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.51 km NE of Three Lakes, Washington · 19799 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.821 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 19791 days ago · 47 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.70 km NNE of Wilburton, Washington · 19790 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.011 km WSW of Ault Field, Washington · 19790 days ago · 29 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.211 km SSW of Seabeck, Washington · 19790 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 3.1Puget Sound region, Washington · 19790 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.23 km SSW of Ames Lake, Washington · 19788 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.72 km ENE of Mirrormont, Washington · 19784 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.20 km E of Parkwood, Washington · 19783 days ago · 42 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.34 km WNW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 19782 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.06 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 19780 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 1.81 km N of Mercer Island, Washington · 19780 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 3.04 km SE of Kingston, Washington · 19779 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 2.04 km SE of Kingston, Washington · 19779 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 2.15 km WNW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 19778 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 2.43 km W of Anacortes, Washington · 19778 days ago · 57 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 2.30 km SSW of Burien, Washington · 19778 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 1.95 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 19777 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 2.14 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19775 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 1.74 km SSW of Quilcene, Washington · 19775 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 1.64 km N of Fall City, Washington · 19774 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 1.87 km SW of Coupeville, Washington · 19771 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 1.63 km SW of Hobart, Washington · 19771 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 3.06 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19763 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 2.01 km SSW of Woodway, Washington · 19762 days ago · 42 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 1.63 km NE of Cathcart, Washington · 19761 days ago · 23 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 2.12 km N of Snoqualmie, Washington · 19760 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 2.14 km NE of Mirrormont, Washington · 19757 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 3.41 km NNW of Fobes Hill, Washington · 19812 days ago · 20 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.64 km WSW of Keyport, Washington · 19816 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 3.226 km SE of Darrington, Washington · 19817 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.22 km WNW of North Bend, Washington · 19820 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.71 km WSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19821 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.53 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 19821 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.83 km SW of Home, Washington · 19821 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.51 km ESE of Keyport, Washington · 19823 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.7Puget Sound region, Washington · 19824 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.30 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 19827 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 3.32 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 19828 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.61 km ESE of Indianola, Washington · 19829 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.512 km SW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 19832 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.93 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 19835 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 2.80 km NNE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 19835 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.22 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 19838 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.32 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19842 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10853318. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:03 AM UTC.