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M2.3 earthquake 4 km WSW of Shelton, Washington

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 4 km WSW of Shelton, Washington on Tue, Jan 4, 1972, 12:52 AM PST (08:52 UTC), 15 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 1 km NE of Artondale, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1972-01-04 08:52:07 UTC
Depth
15.4 km (9.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.201° N, 123.153° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 3.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
218°, 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: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.91 km WSW of Keyport, Washington · 19995 days ago · 27 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.60 km W of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19990 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 3.61 km NE of Artondale, Washington · 19987 days ago · 45 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.25 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 19986 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.87 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 19986 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.90 km SSE of Tracyton, Washington · 19985 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.31 km NW of Bothell West, Washington · 19985 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.14 km SW of Yelm, Washington · 19985 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.95 km NNE of Dash Point, Washington · 19984 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.92 km W of White Center, Washington · 19981 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.80 km SSE of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19980 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.32 km S of Ames Lake, Washington · 19975 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.619 km NNE of Amanda Park, Washington · 19975 days ago · 39 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.23 km WNW of Medina, Washington · 19973 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.32 km NW of Southworth, Washington · 19970 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.01 km NE of Burien, Washington · 19966 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.213 km SSW of Alder, Washington · 19960 days ago · 29 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 3.41 km S of Vaughn, Washington · 19947 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.47 km SSW of Brinnon, Washington · 19944 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.82 km SSW of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 19943 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.41 km NNE of Sequim, Washington · 19942 days ago · 48 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.31 km NNE of Mercer Island, Washington · 19941 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 2.12 km NNE of West Lake Sammamish, Washington · 19939 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 1.73 km WSW of Fox Island, Washington · 19938 days ago · 49 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 2.53 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 19938 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 2.53 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 19938 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 2.16 km SE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 19998 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.60 km WSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19999 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.91 km SW of Ketron, Washington · 20000 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 3.21 km W of Chico, Washington · 20001 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.81 km S of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20003 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.81 km WSW of Mercer Island, Washington · 20003 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.21 km SW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20003 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.50 km ESE of Mercer Island, Washington · 20003 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.21 km NNE of Mercer Island, Washington · 20003 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 4.11 km ENE of Mercer Island, Washington · 20003 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.74 km W of Chico, Washington · 20004 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.24 km W of Chico, Washington · 20004 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.10 km NNE of Mercer Island, Washington · 20004 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.80 km SE of Kingsgate, Washington · 20006 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 3.49 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 20009 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.89 km W of Belfair, Washington · 20010 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.018 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 20011 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.60 km N of Mercer Island, Washington · 20017 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 3.63 km NNW of Satsop, Washington · 20018 days ago · 27 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.00 km WNW of Kingston, Washington · 20019 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10839978. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:47 PM UTC.