Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 7 km NE of Quilcene, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 7 km NE of Quilcene, Washington on Tue, Nov 28, 1972, 2:27 PM PST (22:27 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 27 km S of Port Angeles East, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-11-28 22:27:47 UTC
Depth
46.2 km (28.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.866° N, 122.802° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
126°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.57 km WNW of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 19662 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.57 km NE of Brinnon, Washington · 19662 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.75 km SW of Verlot, Washington · 19662 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.12 km NW of Clear Lake, Washington · 19660 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 3.66 km ENE of Belfair, Washington · 19659 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.910 km E of Carnation, Washington · 19658 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 3.927 km S of Port Angeles East, Washington · 19656 days ago · 43 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 3.24 km SE of Kingston, Washington · 19656 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.76 km S of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 19656 days ago · 29 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 3.34 km WSW of Orcas, Washington · 19653 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.03 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 19653 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.87 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 19653 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.72 km SW of Southworth, Washington · 19653 days ago · 27 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.820 km WSW of Brinnon, Washington · 19650 days ago · 42 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.09 km ENE of Duvall, Washington · 19649 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.89 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19646 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.93 km NNE of Indianola, Washington · 19638 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.14 km NNW of Maplewood, Washington · 19637 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.90 km N of Newport, Washington · 19636 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.60 km W of Riverbend, Washington · 19634 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 1.81 km WSW of Wauna, Washington · 19633 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 1.81 km NW of Larch Way, Washington · 19632 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 2.27 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 19630 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 1.816 km SW of Brinnon, Washington · 19630 days ago · 40 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 2.47 km NNE of Bryant, Washington · 19630 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 2.36 km SW of Marietta, Washington · 19629 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 1.65 km ENE of Carnation, Washington · 19627 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 1.66 km W of Lofall, Washington · 19617 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 2.25 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19617 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 3.44 km NW of Woods Creek, Washington · 19615 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 1.94 km NNW of Woods Creek, Washington · 19615 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 1.64 km WSW of Woodway, Washington · 19608 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 2.84 km E of Oak Bay, Canada · 19606 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 2.03 km ESE of Black Diamond, Washington · 19606 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 1.54 km WSW of Issaquah, Washington · 19667 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.24 km NE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 19669 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.8Puget Sound region, Washington · 19672 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.87 km SE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 19673 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.75 km N of Lofall, Washington · 19674 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 3.30 km SW of Kenmore, Washington · 19678 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.59 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 19681 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 4.13 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 19683 days ago · 44 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.712 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 19685 days ago · 30 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.96 km SW of Grapeview, Washington · 19686 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 3.15 km N of Brinnon, Washington · 19688 days ago · 47 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 3.03 km SW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 19689 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.70 km NW of Newport, Washington · 19690 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.10 km NNW of Alger, Washington · 19692 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10855013. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM UTC.