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M3.0 earthquake 4 km SE of Kingston, Washington

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 4 km SE of Kingston, Washington on Fri, Jul 28, 1972, 8:04 AM PDT (15:04 UTC), 22 km (13 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1972-07-28 15:04:01 UTC
Depth
21.6 km (13.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.762° N, 122.461° 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
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
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: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.04 km SE of Kingston, Washington · 19786 days ago · 21 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.15 km WNW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 19786 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.43 km W of Anacortes, Washington · 19786 days ago · 57 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.30 km SSW of Burien, Washington · 19786 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.95 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 19784 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.14 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19782 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.74 km SSW of Quilcene, Washington · 19782 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.64 km N of Fall City, Washington · 19781 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.87 km SW of Coupeville, Washington · 19779 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.63 km SW of Hobart, Washington · 19779 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 3.06 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19770 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.01 km SSW of Woodway, Washington · 19769 days ago · 42 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.63 km NE of Cathcart, Washington · 19769 days ago · 23 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.12 km N of Snoqualmie, Washington · 19767 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.14 km NE of Mirrormont, Washington · 19764 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.90 km WNW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 19757 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.80 km WSW of Cottage Lake, Washington · 19751 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 1.91 km S of Vaughn, Washington · 19746 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.34 km E of Port Townsend, Washington · 19746 days ago · 52 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.02 km NNE of Shelton, Washington · 19746 days ago · 38 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.26 km SSE of Seabeck, Washington · 19745 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 2.413 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 19742 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 1.80 km S of Hunts Point, Washington · 19742 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 1.86 km WSW of Shoreline, Washington · 19740 days ago · 22 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 2.56 km S of Seabeck, Washington · 19739 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 2.25 km NW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 19738 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.64 km N of Bonney Lake, Washington · 19734 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 2.13 km NW of Gorst, Washington · 19731 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 1.91 km NNW of Issaquah, Washington · 19726 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 2.89 km SE of Blyn, Washington · 19726 days ago · 41 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 1.81 km N of Mercer Island, Washington · 19787 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.06 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 19788 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.34 km WNW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 19789 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.20 km E of Parkwood, Washington · 19790 days ago · 42 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.72 km ENE of Mirrormont, Washington · 19791 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.23 km SSW of Ames Lake, Washington · 19795 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 3.1Puget Sound region, Washington · 19797 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.211 km SSW of Seabeck, Washington · 19797 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.011 km WSW of Ault Field, Washington · 19797 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.70 km NNE of Wilburton, Washington · 19797 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.821 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 19799 days ago · 47 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.51 km NE of Three Lakes, Washington · 19806 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.025 km SE of Darrington, Washington · 19807 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.115 km NNW of Anacortes, Washington · 19809 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.18 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19809 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.85 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 19809 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.423 km SE of Darrington, Washington · 19811 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.76 km S of Blyn, Washington · 19814 days ago · 50 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 3.23 km NE of La Conner, Washington · 19816 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10853493. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:18 PM UTC.