Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 3 km NW of Gorst, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 3 km NW of Gorst, Washington on Thu, Sep 21, 1972, 1:31 PM PDT (20:31 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 9 km SE of Blyn, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-09-21 20:31:49 UTC
Depth
-0.7 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.555° N, 122.735° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
106°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.91 km NNW of Issaquah, Washington · 19721 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.89 km SE of Blyn, Washington · 19721 days ago · 41 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.05 km W of Belfair, Washington · 19716 days ago · 24 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 3.12 km SSE of Big Lake, Washington · 19713 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.67 km S of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 19711 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.213 km WSW of Greenwater, Washington · 19707 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.516 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 19706 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.40 km NE of Esperance, Washington · 19705 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.50 km SSW of Silverdale, Washington · 19705 days ago · 22 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.96 km W of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 19705 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.111 km NNE of Tanner, Washington · 19705 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.07 km WSW of Lofall, Washington · 19704 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.53 km ESE of Seattle, Washington · 19704 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.82 km NE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 19703 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.7Puget Sound region, Washington · 19698 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.63 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 19698 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.72 km ESE of Hansville, Washington · 19695 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 3.40 km SSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19695 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.03 km ENE of Sumner, Washington · 19694 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.416 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 19692 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.70 km NW of Newport, Washington · 19684 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 3.03 km SW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 19683 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 3.15 km N of Brinnon, Washington · 19682 days ago · 47 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 2.96 km SW of Grapeview, Washington · 19680 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 1.712 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 19679 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 2.59 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 19675 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 3.30 km SW of Kenmore, Washington · 19672 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 1.88 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 19671 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 1.75 km N of Lofall, Washington · 19668 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 1.87 km SE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 19667 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 1.8Puget Sound region, Washington · 19666 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 1.64 km N of Bonney Lake, Washington · 19728 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.25 km NW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 19732 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.56 km S of Seabeck, Washington · 19734 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.86 km WSW of Shoreline, Washington · 19734 days ago · 22 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.80 km S of Hunts Point, Washington · 19736 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.413 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 19737 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.26 km SSE of Seabeck, Washington · 19739 days ago · 23 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.02 km NNE of Shelton, Washington · 19741 days ago · 38 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.34 km E of Port Townsend, Washington · 19741 days ago · 52 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.91 km S of Vaughn, Washington · 19741 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.80 km WSW of Cottage Lake, Washington · 19745 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.90 km WNW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 19752 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10854188. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 8:07 AM UTC.