Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 4 km E of Tanner, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 4 km E of Tanner, Washington on Fri, Jan 14, 1972, 7:34 AM PST (15:34 UTC), 79 km (49 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 1 km S of Vaughn, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-01-14 15:34:06 UTC
Depth
79.3 km (49.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
47.479° N, 121.692° 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 4.7 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
301°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.87 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 19980 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.90 km SSE of Tracyton, Washington · 19980 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.31 km NW of Bothell West, Washington · 19980 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.14 km SW of Yelm, Washington · 19979 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.95 km NNE of Dash Point, Washington · 19978 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 3.02 km E of Carnation, Washington · 19978 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.92 km W of White Center, Washington · 19975 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.80 km SSE of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19974 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.32 km S of Ames Lake, Washington · 19970 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.23 km WNW of Medina, Washington · 19968 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.32 km NW of Southworth, Washington · 19965 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.01 km NE of Burien, Washington · 19960 days ago · 27 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 3.41 km S of Vaughn, Washington · 19942 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.47 km SSW of Brinnon, Washington · 19938 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.82 km SSW of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 19938 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.31 km NNE of Mercer Island, Washington · 19935 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.12 km NNE of West Lake Sammamish, Washington · 19934 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.73 km WSW of Fox Island, Washington · 19933 days ago · 49 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.53 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 19932 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.53 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 19932 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 2.512 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 19926 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 2.01 km SSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19925 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 2.23 km NW of Edmonds, Washington · 19922 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 2.25 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 19981 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 3.61 km NE of Artondale, Washington · 19981 days ago · 45 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.60 km W of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19985 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.91 km WSW of Keyport, Washington · 19989 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.16 km SE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 19993 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.60 km WSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19994 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.91 km SW of Ketron, Washington · 19995 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 3.21 km W of Chico, Washington · 19995 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.81 km S of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19998 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.81 km WSW of Mercer Island, Washington · 19998 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.21 km SW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19998 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.50 km ESE of Mercer Island, Washington · 19998 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.21 km NNE of Mercer Island, Washington · 19998 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 4.11 km ENE of Mercer Island, Washington · 19998 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.74 km W of Chico, Washington · 19998 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.24 km W of Chico, Washington · 19999 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.10 km NNE of Mercer Island, Washington · 19999 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.80 km SE of Kingsgate, Washington · 20000 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 3.49 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 20003 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.65 km ESE of Freeland, Washington · 20004 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10852458. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:30 AM UTC.