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M3.2 earthquake 3 km NE of La Conner, Washington

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 3 km NE of La Conner, Washington on Wed, Jun 28, 1972, 11:16 AM PDT (18:16 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1972-06-28 18:16:55 UTC
Depth
21.0 km (13.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.414° N, 122.464° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 3.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
261°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.76 km S of Blyn, Washington · 19806 days ago · 50 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.423 km SE of Darrington, Washington · 19803 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.18 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19802 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.115 km NNW of Anacortes, Washington · 19802 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.025 km SE of Darrington, Washington · 19800 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.51 km NE of Three Lakes, Washington · 19798 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.821 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 19791 days ago · 47 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.70 km NNE of Wilburton, Washington · 19790 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.011 km WSW of Ault Field, Washington · 19790 days ago · 29 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.23 km SSW of Ames Lake, Washington · 19788 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.20 km E of Parkwood, Washington · 19783 days ago · 42 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.81 km N of Mercer Island, Washington · 19780 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 3.04 km SE of Kingston, Washington · 19779 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.04 km SE of Kingston, Washington · 19779 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.43 km W of Anacortes, Washington · 19778 days ago · 57 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.95 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 19777 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.14 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19775 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.74 km SSW of Quilcene, Washington · 19774 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.64 km N of Fall City, Washington · 19773 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.87 km SW of Coupeville, Washington · 19771 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 2.01 km SSW of Woodway, Washington · 19762 days ago · 42 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 1.63 km NE of Cathcart, Washington · 19761 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.90 km WNW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 19749 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 2.51 km NW of Fobes Hill, Washington · 19812 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 3.41 km NNW of Fobes Hill, Washington · 19812 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.64 km WSW of Keyport, Washington · 19816 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 3.226 km SE of Darrington, Washington · 19817 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.71 km WSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19820 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.53 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 19821 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.51 km ESE of Keyport, Washington · 19823 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.30 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 19827 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 3.32 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 19827 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.61 km ESE of Indianola, Washington · 19829 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.93 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 19835 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.80 km NNE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 19835 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10853338. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:57 AM UTC.