Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 6 km NE of Lofall, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Lofall, Washington on Thu, Apr 27, 1972, 8:19 AM PST (16:19 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 3 km WSW of Mount Vernon, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-04-27 16:19:19 UTC
Depth
22.2 km (13.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.858° N, 122.607° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
112°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.43 km WSW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 19869 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.61 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19869 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 3.06 km E of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 19869 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.54 km SE of Quilcene, Washington · 19869 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.27 km N of Burlington, Washington · 19868 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.43 km NNE of Enetai, Washington · 19867 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.90 km W of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19866 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.84 km NE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 19865 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.50 km WSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19860 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.012 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 19856 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.23 km ESE of Klahanie, Washington · 19856 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.77 km N of Belfair, Washington · 19850 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 3.12 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 19850 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.80 km S of Burien, Washington · 19848 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.94 km WNW of Alger, Washington · 19848 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.85 km NNW of Alger, Washington · 19848 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.05 km NE of Lofall, Washington · 19847 days ago · 22 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.47 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 19846 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.32 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19842 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.22 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 19838 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.80 km NNE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 19835 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 1.93 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 19835 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 1.61 km ESE of Indianola, Washington · 19829 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 3.32 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 19827 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 2.30 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 19827 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 1.7Puget Sound region, Washington · 19824 days ago · 23 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 1.51 km ESE of Keyport, Washington · 19823 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 1.83 km SW of Home, Washington · 19821 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 1.53 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 19821 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 2.71 km WSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19820 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 2.22 km WNW of North Bend, Washington · 19819 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 3.226 km SE of Darrington, Washington · 19817 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 1.64 km WSW of Keyport, Washington · 19816 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 3.41 km NNW of Fobes Hill, Washington · 19812 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 2.51 km NW of Fobes Hill, Washington · 19812 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 2.114 km NNW of Greenwater, Washington · 19811 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 1.82 km E of Lea Hill, Washington · 19871 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.08 km SW of Seabeck, Washington · 19872 days ago · 42 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.45 km S of Acme, Washington · 19874 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.00 km N of Artondale, Washington · 19877 days ago · 48 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.54 km SE of Belfair, Washington · 19879 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.81 km NW of Monroe, Washington · 19879 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.95 km S of Port Ludlow, Washington · 19880 days ago · 30 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.91 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 19881 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.921 km WNW of Hoodsport, Washington · 19881 days ago · 53 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.80 km ESE of Burien, Washington · 19881 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.13 km ENE of Des Moines, Washington · 19888 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.62 km SE of Snohomish, Washington · 19894 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.32 km SE of Snohomish, Washington · 19894 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 3.02 km SSE of Snohomish, Washington · 19894 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.62 km S of Vaughn, Washington · 19895 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.51 km NE of Burien, Washington · 19900 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10853033. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:03 AM UTC.