Washington earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 11 km SSW of Seabeck, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 11 km SSW of Seabeck, Washington on Mon, Jul 17, 1972, 2:08 PM PDT (21:08 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 Puget Sound region, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-07-17 21:08:49 UTC
Depth
18.6 km (11.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.547° N, 122.883° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
155°
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: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.1Puget Sound region, Washington · 19790 days ago · 19 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.23 km SSW of Ames Lake, Washington · 19788 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.72 km ENE of Mirrormont, Washington · 19784 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.20 km E of Parkwood, Washington · 19783 days ago · 42 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.06 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 19781 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.81 km N of Mercer Island, Washington · 19781 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 3.04 km SE of Kingston, Washington · 19779 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.04 km SE of Kingston, Washington · 19779 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.30 km SSW of Burien, Washington · 19779 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.95 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 19777 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.14 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19776 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.74 km SSW of Quilcene, Washington · 19775 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.64 km N of Fall City, Washington · 19774 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.87 km SW of Coupeville, Washington · 19772 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.63 km SW of Hobart, Washington · 19772 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 3.06 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19763 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.01 km SSW of Woodway, Washington · 19762 days ago · 42 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.63 km NE of Cathcart, Washington · 19762 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.12 km N of Snoqualmie, Washington · 19760 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.14 km NE of Mirrormont, Washington · 19757 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 1.90 km WNW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 19750 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.80 km WSW of Cottage Lake, Washington · 19744 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 1.91 km S of Vaughn, Washington · 19739 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 2.34 km E of Port Townsend, Washington · 19739 days ago · 52 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 2.02 km NNE of Shelton, Washington · 19739 days ago · 38 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 2.26 km SSE of Seabeck, Washington · 19738 days ago · 23 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 2.413 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 19735 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 1.80 km S of Hunts Point, Washington · 19735 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 1.86 km WSW of Shoreline, Washington · 19733 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 2.56 km S of Seabeck, Washington · 19732 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away

Before

  1. 2.011 km WSW of Ault Field, Washington · 19790 days ago · 29 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.70 km NNE of Wilburton, Washington · 19790 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.821 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 19792 days ago · 47 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.51 km NE of Three Lakes, Washington · 19799 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.18 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19802 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.85 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 19803 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.76 km S of Blyn, Washington · 19807 days ago · 50 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.63 km SSE of Fox Island, Washington · 19810 days ago · 49 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.114 km NNW of Greenwater, Washington · 19811 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.51 km NW of Fobes Hill, Washington · 19813 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 3.41 km NNW of Fobes Hill, Washington · 19813 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.64 km WSW of Keyport, Washington · 19816 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10853433. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:35 PM UTC.