Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5 km N of Lofall, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km N of Lofall, Washington on Sat, Nov 18, 1972, 1:39 AM PST (09:39 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 7 km SE of Bainbridge Island, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-11-18 09:39:27 UTC
Depth
17.9 km (11.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.859° N, 122.660° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
105°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.87 km SE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 19665 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.8Puget Sound region, Washington · 19664 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.24 km NE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 19661 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.54 km WSW of Issaquah, Washington · 19659 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.07 km NE of Quilcene, Washington · 19655 days ago · 46 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.45 km SSE of Acme, Washington · 19655 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.57 km WNW of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 19654 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.57 km NE of Brinnon, Washington · 19654 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.75 km SW of Verlot, Washington · 19654 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.12 km NW of Clear Lake, Washington · 19652 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 3.66 km ENE of Belfair, Washington · 19651 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.910 km E of Carnation, Washington · 19650 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 3.927 km S of Port Angeles East, Washington · 19648 days ago · 43 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 3.24 km SE of Kingston, Washington · 19648 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.76 km S of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 19647 days ago · 29 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 3.34 km WSW of Orcas, Washington · 19645 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.03 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 19645 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.87 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 19645 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.72 km SW of Southworth, Washington · 19644 days ago · 27 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.820 km WSW of Brinnon, Washington · 19642 days ago · 42 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 2.09 km ENE of Duvall, Washington · 19641 days ago · 28 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 1.89 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19638 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 1.93 km NNE of Indianola, Washington · 19630 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 2.14 km NNW of Maplewood, Washington · 19629 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 1.90 km N of Newport, Washington · 19628 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 1.60 km W of Riverbend, Washington · 19626 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 1.81 km WSW of Wauna, Washington · 19625 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 1.81 km NW of Larch Way, Washington · 19624 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 2.27 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 19622 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 1.816 km SW of Brinnon, Washington · 19622 days ago · 40 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 2.47 km NNE of Bryant, Washington · 19622 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 2.36 km SW of Marietta, Washington · 19621 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.65 km ENE of Carnation, Washington · 19619 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 1.66 km W of Lofall, Washington · 19609 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 2.25 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19609 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 3.44 km NW of Woods Creek, Washington · 19607 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 1.94 km NNW of Woods Creek, Washington · 19607 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 1.88 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 19669 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 3.30 km SW of Kenmore, Washington · 19670 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.59 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 19673 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.13 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 19675 days ago · 44 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.712 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 19677 days ago · 30 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.96 km SW of Grapeview, Washington · 19678 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 3.15 km N of Brinnon, Washington · 19680 days ago · 47 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 3.03 km SW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 19681 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.70 km NW of Newport, Washington · 19682 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.10 km NNW of Alger, Washington · 19684 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.03 km ENE of Sumner, Washington · 19692 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 3.40 km SSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19693 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.72 km ESE of Hansville, Washington · 19693 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.63 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 19696 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10854848. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:05 AM UTC.