Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km SW of Hobart, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km SW of Hobart, Washington on Fri, Aug 4, 1972, 8:03 PM PDT (03:03 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 6 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-08-05 03:03:53 UTC
Depth
0.6 km (0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.404° N, 122.005° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
168°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.06 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19763 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.01 km SSW of Woodway, Washington · 19762 days ago · 42 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.63 km NE of Cathcart, Washington · 19761 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.12 km N of Snoqualmie, Washington · 19760 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.14 km NE of Mirrormont, Washington · 19757 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.90 km WNW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 19750 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.80 km WSW of Cottage Lake, Washington · 19743 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.91 km S of Vaughn, Washington · 19739 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.34 km E of Port Townsend, Washington · 19739 days ago · 52 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.02 km NNE of Shelton, Washington · 19739 days ago · 38 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.26 km SSE of Seabeck, Washington · 19737 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.413 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 19735 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.80 km S of Hunts Point, Washington · 19734 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.86 km WSW of Shoreline, Washington · 19732 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.56 km S of Seabeck, Washington · 19732 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.25 km NW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 19730 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.64 km N of Bonney Lake, Washington · 19726 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.13 km NW of Gorst, Washington · 19724 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.91 km NNW of Issaquah, Washington · 19719 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.89 km SE of Blyn, Washington · 19719 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.05 km W of Belfair, Washington · 19714 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 1.78 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 19773 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.64 km N of Fall City, Washington · 19774 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.74 km SSW of Quilcene, Washington · 19775 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.14 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19775 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.95 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 19777 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.30 km SSW of Burien, Washington · 19778 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.15 km WNW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 19779 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.04 km SE of Kingston, Washington · 19779 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 3.04 km SE of Kingston, Washington · 19779 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.81 km N of Mercer Island, Washington · 19780 days ago · 21 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.06 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 19780 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.34 km WNW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 19782 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.20 km E of Parkwood, Washington · 19783 days ago · 42 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.72 km ENE of Mirrormont, Washington · 19784 days ago · 22 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.23 km SSW of Ames Lake, Washington · 19788 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 3.1Puget Sound region, Washington · 19790 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.211 km SSW of Seabeck, Washington · 19790 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.70 km NNE of Wilburton, Washington · 19790 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.51 km NE of Three Lakes, Washington · 19799 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.025 km SE of Darrington, Washington · 19800 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10853573. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:54 AM UTC.