Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 12 km NE of North Bend, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 12 km NE of North Bend, Washington on Thu, May 11, 1972, 7:50 PM PDT (02:50 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 3 km ESE of Klahanie, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

North Bend forecastMore in Washington

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-05-12 02:50:05 UTC
Depth
-0.7 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.579° N, 121.674° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
207°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.23 km ESE of Klahanie, Washington · 19856 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.77 km N of Belfair, Washington · 19850 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.80 km S of Burien, Washington · 19848 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.69 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 19847 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.721 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 19847 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.05 km NE of Lofall, Washington · 19847 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.47 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 19846 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.32 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19842 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 3.08 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 19839 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.22 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 19838 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.80 km NNE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 19835 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.93 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 19835 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.512 km SW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 19832 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.61 km ESE of Indianola, Washington · 19829 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 3.32 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 19827 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.30 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 19827 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.7Puget Sound region, Washington · 19824 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.51 km ESE of Keyport, Washington · 19823 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.83 km SW of Home, Washington · 19821 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.53 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 19821 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 2.71 km WSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19820 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 2.22 km WNW of North Bend, Washington · 19819 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 3.226 km SE of Darrington, Washington · 19817 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.64 km WSW of Keyport, Washington · 19816 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 3.41 km NNW of Fobes Hill, Washington · 19812 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 2.51 km NW of Fobes Hill, Washington · 19812 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 2.114 km NNW of Greenwater, Washington · 19811 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 2.63 km SSE of Fox Island, Washington · 19809 days ago · 49 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 2.423 km SE of Darrington, Washington · 19803 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 1.85 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 19802 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 2.18 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19802 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 2.025 km SE of Darrington, Washington · 19800 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 2.51 km NE of Three Lakes, Washington · 19799 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 2.50 km WSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19860 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.09 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 19864 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.84 km NE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 19865 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.90 km W of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19866 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.43 km NNE of Enetai, Washington · 19867 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.54 km SE of Quilcene, Washington · 19869 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.913 km S of Carbonado, Washington · 19869 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 3.06 km E of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 19869 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.61 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19869 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.07 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 19869 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.96 km NE of Lofall, Washington · 19871 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.82 km E of Lea Hill, Washington · 19871 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.08 km SW of Seabeck, Washington · 19872 days ago · 42 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.01 km SSW of La Grande, Washington · 19876 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.00 km N of Artondale, Washington · 19877 days ago · 48 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.54 km SE of Belfair, Washington · 19879 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.81 km NW of Monroe, Washington · 19879 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.95 km S of Port Ludlow, Washington · 19880 days ago · 30 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.91 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 19881 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.80 km ESE of Burien, Washington · 19881 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away

Earthquakes todayWashington earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10853103. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:02 AM UTC.