Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 3 km ENE of Sumner, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 3 km ENE of Sumner, Washington on Sun, Oct 22, 1972, 8:51 PM PDT (03:51 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 16 km NNE of Ashford, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-10-23 03:51:34 UTC
Depth
12.8 km (8.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.210° N, 122.193° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
181°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.416 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 19690 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.16 km NNE of Mossyrock, Washington · 19688 days ago · 32 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.70 km NW of Newport, Washington · 19682 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 3.03 km SW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 19681 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 3.15 km N of Brinnon, Washington · 19680 days ago · 47 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.816 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 19680 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.96 km SW of Grapeview, Washington · 19678 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.712 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 19677 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.127 km S of Morton, Washington · 19674 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.59 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 19674 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 3.30 km SW of Kenmore, Washington · 19670 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.88 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 19669 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.75 km N of Lofall, Washington · 19666 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.87 km SE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 19665 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.8Puget Sound region, Washington · 19664 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.116 km SE of Skykomish, Washington · 19659 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.54 km WSW of Issaquah, Washington · 19659 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.07 km NE of Quilcene, Washington · 19656 days ago · 46 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.57 km WNW of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 19655 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.57 km NE of Brinnon, Washington · 19655 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 1.75 km SW of Verlot, Washington · 19654 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.98 km E of Ashford, Washington · 19652 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 3.66 km ENE of Belfair, Washington · 19651 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 1.910 km E of Carnation, Washington · 19650 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 3.24 km SE of Kingston, Washington · 19648 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 1.76 km S of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 19648 days ago · 29 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 2.59 km W of Packwood, Washington · 19645 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 1.87 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 19645 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 2.72 km SW of Southworth, Washington · 19645 days ago · 27 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 2.89 km ESE of Ashford, Washington · 19642 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 2.820 km WSW of Brinnon, Washington · 19642 days ago · 42 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 2.09 km ENE of Duvall, Washington · 19641 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 1.89 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19638 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 3.40 km SSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19693 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.72 km ESE of Hansville, Washington · 19693 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.117 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 19695 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.63 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 19696 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.7Puget Sound region, Washington · 19696 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.926 km SE of Morton, Washington · 19697 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.218 km ESE of Greenwater, Washington · 19701 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.82 km NE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 19702 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.620 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 19702 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.421 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 19702 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.53 km ESE of Seattle, Washington · 19702 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.07 km WSW of Lofall, Washington · 19702 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.111 km NNE of Tanner, Washington · 19703 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.50 km SSW of Silverdale, Washington · 19703 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.40 km NE of Esperance, Washington · 19703 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.516 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 19704 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.213 km WSW of Greenwater, Washington · 19705 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.019 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 19708 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.67 km S of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 19709 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.05 km W of Belfair, Washington · 19714 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away

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