Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 7 km WSW of Lofall, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 7 km WSW of Lofall, Washington on Thu, Oct 12, 1972, 10:31 PM PDT (05:31 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 3 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-10-13 05:31:04 UTC
Depth
18.3 km (11.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.800° N, 122.751° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
126°
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 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.53 km ESE of Seattle, Washington · 19709 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.82 km NE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 19708 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.7Puget Sound region, Washington · 19703 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.63 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 19703 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.72 km ESE of Hansville, Washington · 19700 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 3.40 km SSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19700 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.03 km ENE of Sumner, Washington · 19699 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.10 km NNW of Alger, Washington · 19691 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.70 km NW of Newport, Washington · 19689 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 3.03 km SW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 19688 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 3.15 km N of Brinnon, Washington · 19687 days ago · 47 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.96 km SW of Grapeview, Washington · 19684 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.712 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 19684 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 4.13 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 19682 days ago · 44 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.59 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 19680 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 3.30 km SW of Kenmore, Washington · 19676 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.88 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 19676 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.75 km N of Lofall, Washington · 19673 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.87 km SE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 19672 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.8Puget Sound region, Washington · 19671 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 2.24 km NE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 19668 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.54 km WSW of Issaquah, Washington · 19666 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 2.07 km NE of Quilcene, Washington · 19662 days ago · 46 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 1.57 km WNW of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 19661 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 1.57 km NE of Brinnon, Washington · 19661 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 1.75 km SW of Verlot, Washington · 19661 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 2.12 km NW of Clear Lake, Washington · 19658 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 3.66 km ENE of Belfair, Washington · 19658 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 1.910 km E of Carnation, Washington · 19656 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 3.927 km S of Port Angeles East, Washington · 19655 days ago · 43 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 3.24 km SE of Kingston, Washington · 19654 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 1.76 km S of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 19654 days ago · 29 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 3.34 km WSW of Orcas, Washington · 19652 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 2.03 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 19652 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.87 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 19651 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 2.72 km SW of Southworth, Washington · 19651 days ago · 27 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 2.111 km NNE of Tanner, Washington · 19709 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.96 km W of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 19709 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.50 km SSW of Silverdale, Washington · 19710 days ago · 22 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.40 km NE of Esperance, Washington · 19710 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.73 km W of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 19712 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.67 km S of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 19716 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 3.12 km SSE of Big Lake, Washington · 19718 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.05 km W of Belfair, Washington · 19721 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.89 km SE of Blyn, Washington · 19725 days ago · 41 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.91 km NNW of Issaquah, Washington · 19726 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.13 km NW of Gorst, Washington · 19730 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.64 km N of Bonney Lake, Washington · 19733 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.56 km S of Seabeck, Washington · 19739 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10854428. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:35 AM UTC.