Washington earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 6 km W of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 6 km W of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington on Thu, Oct 12, 1972, 6:07 AM PDT (13:07 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 6 km E of Deming, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-10-12 13:07:37 UTC
Depth
13.6 km (8.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.334° N, 122.115° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
258°, 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: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.111 km NNE of Tanner, Washington · 19703 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.07 km WSW of Lofall, Washington · 19702 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.53 km ESE of Seattle, Washington · 19702 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.82 km NE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 19701 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 3.06 km E of Deming, Washington · 19699 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.7Puget Sound region, Washington · 19696 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.63 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 19696 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.72 km ESE of Hansville, Washington · 19693 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 3.40 km SSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19693 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.10 km NNW of Alger, Washington · 19685 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.70 km NW of Newport, Washington · 19682 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 3.03 km SW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 19681 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 3.15 km N of Brinnon, Washington · 19680 days ago · 47 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.712 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 19677 days ago · 30 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 4.13 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 19675 days ago · 44 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.59 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 19674 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 3.30 km SW of Kenmore, Washington · 19670 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.75 km N of Lofall, Washington · 19666 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.87 km SE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 19665 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.8Puget Sound region, Washington · 19664 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 2.44 km ESE of Acme, Washington · 19662 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 2.04 km ESE of Acme, Washington · 19662 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.24 km NE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 19662 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 1.54 km WSW of Issaquah, Washington · 19659 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 2.07 km NE of Quilcene, Washington · 19656 days ago · 46 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 2.45 km SSE of Acme, Washington · 19655 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 1.57 km WNW of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 19655 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.57 km NE of Brinnon, Washington · 19655 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 1.75 km SW of Verlot, Washington · 19654 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 2.12 km NW of Clear Lake, Washington · 19652 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 1.910 km E of Carnation, Washington · 19650 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 3.24 km SE of Kingston, Washington · 19648 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 1.76 km S of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 19648 days ago · 29 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 3.34 km WSW of Orcas, Washington · 19645 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 2.03 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 19645 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 2.76 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 19645 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 2.66 km E of Deming, Washington · 19645 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 2.72 km SW of Southworth, Washington · 19645 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 1.50 km SSW of Silverdale, Washington · 19703 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.40 km NE of Esperance, Washington · 19703 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.73 km W of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 19705 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.67 km S of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 19709 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 3.12 km SSE of Big Lake, Washington · 19711 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.89 km SE of Blyn, Washington · 19719 days ago · 41 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.91 km NNW of Issaquah, Washington · 19719 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.13 km NW of Gorst, Washington · 19724 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.56 km S of Seabeck, Washington · 19732 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.86 km WSW of Shoreline, Washington · 19732 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10854418. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:17 AM UTC.