Washington earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 0 km SW of Kenmore, Washington

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 0 km SW of Kenmore, Washington on Tue, Nov 14, 1972, 10:26 AM PST (18:26 UTC), 18 km (11 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
3.3 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1972-11-14 18:26:24 UTC
Depth
18.4 km (11.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.753° N, 122.249° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
108°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.88 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 19670 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.75 km N of Lofall, Washington · 19667 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.87 km SE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 19666 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.8Puget Sound region, Washington · 19665 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.24 km NE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 19662 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.116 km SE of Skykomish, Washington · 19660 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.54 km WSW of Issaquah, Washington · 19660 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.07 km NE of Quilcene, Washington · 19656 days ago · 46 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.57 km WNW of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 19655 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.57 km NE of Brinnon, Washington · 19655 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.75 km SW of Verlot, Washington · 19655 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.12 km NW of Clear Lake, Washington · 19652 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 3.66 km ENE of Belfair, Washington · 19652 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.910 km E of Carnation, Washington · 19650 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 3.927 km S of Port Angeles East, Washington · 19649 days ago · 43 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 3.24 km SE of Kingston, Washington · 19648 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.76 km S of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 19648 days ago · 29 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.87 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 19645 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.72 km SW of Southworth, Washington · 19645 days ago · 27 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.820 km WSW of Brinnon, Washington · 19642 days ago · 42 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.09 km ENE of Duvall, Washington · 19642 days ago · 28 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 1.89 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19639 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 1.93 km NNE of Indianola, Washington · 19631 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 2.14 km NNW of Maplewood, Washington · 19630 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 1.90 km N of Newport, Washington · 19629 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 1.60 km W of Riverbend, Washington · 19626 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 1.81 km WSW of Wauna, Washington · 19626 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 1.81 km NW of Larch Way, Washington · 19624 days ago · 25 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 2.27 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 19623 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 1.816 km SW of Brinnon, Washington · 19622 days ago · 40 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 2.47 km NNE of Bryant, Washington · 19622 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 1.65 km ENE of Carnation, Washington · 19619 days ago · 24 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 2.59 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 19674 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.712 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 19678 days ago · 30 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.96 km SW of Grapeview, Washington · 19678 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 3.15 km N of Brinnon, Washington · 19681 days ago · 47 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 3.03 km SW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 19681 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.70 km NW of Newport, Washington · 19683 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.10 km NNW of Alger, Washington · 19685 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.416 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 19691 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.03 km ENE of Sumner, Washington · 19693 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 3.40 km SSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19694 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 1.72 km ESE of Hansville, Washington · 19694 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.63 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 19697 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.7Puget Sound region, Washington · 19697 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10854788. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.