Washington earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 20 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 20 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington on Fri, Oct 13, 1972, 1:11 PM PDT (20:11 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 2 km NE of Felida, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-10-13 20:11:48 UTC
Depth
15.1 km (9.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.352° N, 122.399° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
279°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.926 km SE of Morton, Washington · 19698 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.117 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 19695 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.03 km ENE of Sumner, Washington · 19692 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.416 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 19690 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.16 km NNE of Mossyrock, Washington · 19688 days ago · 32 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.816 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 19680 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.010 km W of Odell, Oregon · 19680 days ago · 43 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.127 km S of Morton, Washington · 19674 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.88 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 19669 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 3.12 km NE of Felida, Washington · 19667 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.5Washington · 19661 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.335 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 19661 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.98 km E of Ashford, Washington · 19652 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.59 km W of Packwood, Washington · 19645 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.89 km ESE of Ashford, Washington · 19642 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 2.421 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 19702 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.516 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 19704 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.213 km WSW of Greenwater, Washington · 19705 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.019 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 19708 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.523 km S of Mossyrock, Washington · 19708 days ago · 39 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.64 km N of Bonney Lake, Washington · 19726 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10854443. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:15 PM UTC.