Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 16 km SE of Skykomish, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 16 km SE of Skykomish, Washington on Fri, Nov 24, 1972, 10:58 PM PST (06:58 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 4 km SE of Kingston, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-11-25 06:58:31 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.619° N, 121.188° 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 14.6 km horizontally, 42.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
227°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.54 km WSW of Issaquah, Washington · 19659 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.75 km SW of Verlot, Washington · 19655 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.910 km E of Carnation, Washington · 19650 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 3.24 km SE of Kingston, Washington · 19648 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.912 km ESE of Cle Elum, Washington · 19647 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.87 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 19645 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.07 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 19642 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.09 km ENE of Duvall, Washington · 19642 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.89 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19639 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.01 km S of Waterville, Washington · 19634 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.214 km N of Cliffdell, Washington · 19632 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.93 km NNE of Indianola, Washington · 19631 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.90 km N of Newport, Washington · 19629 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.60 km W of Riverbend, Washington · 19626 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.81 km NW of Larch Way, Washington · 19624 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.65 km ENE of Carnation, Washington · 19619 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 2.25 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19609 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 3.44 km NW of Woods Creek, Washington · 19608 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.94 km NNW of Woods Creek, Washington · 19608 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.64 km WSW of Woodway, Washington · 19600 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 2.24 km NE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 19662 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.8Puget Sound region, Washington · 19664 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.87 km SE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 19666 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.39 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 19669 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.88 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 19670 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 3.30 km SW of Kenmore, Washington · 19670 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.59 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 19674 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.712 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 19678 days ago · 30 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.70 km NW of Newport, Washington · 19683 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10854968. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:27 PM UTC.