Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 2 km NNE of Shelton, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 2 km NNE of Shelton, Washington on Wed, Sep 6, 1972, 9:13 AM PDT (16:13 UTC), 38 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 6 km SSE of Seabeck, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

Shelton 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
1972-09-06 16:13:49 UTC
Depth
37.7 km (23.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.233° N, 123.089° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
178°
Stations used
6

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.26 km SSE of Seabeck, Washington · 19737 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.80 km S of Hunts Point, Washington · 19734 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.86 km WSW of Shoreline, Washington · 19732 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.56 km S of Seabeck, Washington · 19732 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.64 km N of Bonney Lake, Washington · 19726 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.13 km NW of Gorst, Washington · 19724 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.91 km NNW of Issaquah, Washington · 19719 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.89 km SE of Blyn, Washington · 19719 days ago · 41 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.05 km W of Belfair, Washington · 19714 days ago · 24 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.67 km S of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 19709 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.213 km WSW of Greenwater, Washington · 19705 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.516 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 19704 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.40 km NE of Esperance, Washington · 19704 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.50 km SSW of Silverdale, Washington · 19703 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.07 km WSW of Lofall, Washington · 19702 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.53 km ESE of Seattle, Washington · 19702 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.82 km NE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 19702 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.7Puget Sound region, Washington · 19696 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.72 km ESE of Hansville, Washington · 19693 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 3.40 km SSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19693 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 2.03 km ENE of Sumner, Washington · 19692 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 2.416 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 19690 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 2.16 km NNE of Mossyrock, Washington · 19688 days ago · 32 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 1.70 km NW of Newport, Washington · 19682 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 3.03 km SW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 19681 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 3.15 km N of Brinnon, Washington · 19680 days ago · 47 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 1.91 km S of Vaughn, Washington · 19739 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.80 km WSW of Cottage Lake, Washington · 19743 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.90 km WNW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 19750 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.14 km NE of Mirrormont, Washington · 19757 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.01 km SSW of Woodway, Washington · 19762 days ago · 42 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 3.06 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19763 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away

Earthquakes todayWashington earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10853983. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:55 AM UTC.