Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 4 km NNW of Maplewood, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 4 km NNW of Maplewood, Washington on Sun, Dec 24, 1972, 7:58 PM PST (03:58 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 7 km W of Home, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-12-25 03:58:14 UTC
Depth
16.6 km (10.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.443° N, 122.577° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
87°
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: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.90 km N of Newport, Washington · 19636 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.60 km W of Riverbend, Washington · 19633 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.81 km WSW of Wauna, Washington · 19632 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.81 km NW of Larch Way, Washington · 19631 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.816 km SW of Brinnon, Washington · 19629 days ago · 40 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.65 km ENE of Carnation, Washington · 19626 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.66 km W of Lofall, Washington · 19617 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.25 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19616 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 3.44 km NW of Woods Creek, Washington · 19614 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.94 km NNW of Woods Creek, Washington · 19614 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.64 km WSW of Woodway, Washington · 19607 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.03 km ESE of Black Diamond, Washington · 19605 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.90 km NNW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19601 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.80 km NNE of City of Sammamish, Washington · 19601 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 3.025 km NNE of Amanda Park, Washington · 19600 days ago · 49 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.27 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19598 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.18 km SW of Carlsborg, Washington · 19597 days ago · 44 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.71 km E of Sammamish, Washington · 19593 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 3.04 km SW of Southworth, Washington · 19593 days ago · 46 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.94 km SSW of Gorst, Washington · 19590 days ago · 22 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 2.66 km SSE of Brady, Washington · 19587 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 1.73 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 19587 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.65 km WSW of Mercer Island, Washington · 19586 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 2.213 km SSW of May Creek, Washington · 19586 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 2.01 km E of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 19584 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 1.53 km NW of Indianola, Washington · 19582 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 2.18 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 19578 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 3.87 km W of Home, Washington · 19577 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 1.516 km N of Hoodsport, Washington · 19577 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 1.93 km NNE of Indianola, Washington · 19637 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.89 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19645 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.09 km ENE of Duvall, Washington · 19648 days ago · 28 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.820 km WSW of Brinnon, Washington · 19649 days ago · 42 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.89 km ESE of Ashford, Washington · 19649 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.72 km SW of Southworth, Washington · 19652 days ago · 27 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.87 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 19652 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.76 km S of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 19655 days ago · 29 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 3.24 km SE of Kingston, Washington · 19655 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 3.927 km S of Port Angeles East, Washington · 19655 days ago · 43 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.910 km E of Carnation, Washington · 19657 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 3.66 km ENE of Belfair, Washington · 19658 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.98 km E of Ashford, Washington · 19659 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.75 km SW of Verlot, Washington · 19662 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.57 km NE of Brinnon, Washington · 19662 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.57 km WNW of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 19662 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.07 km NE of Quilcene, Washington · 19663 days ago · 46 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.54 km WSW of Issaquah, Washington · 19666 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10855428. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:11 PM UTC.