Washington earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 1 km NE of Three Lakes, Washington

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 1 km NE of Three Lakes, Washington on Sat, Jul 8, 1972, 1:09 PM PDT (20:09 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 Puget Sound region, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-07-08 20:09:08 UTC
Depth
13.8 km (8.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.954° N, 122.002° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
153°
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: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.821 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 19796 days ago · 47 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.70 km NNE of Wilburton, Washington · 19795 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.011 km WSW of Ault Field, Washington · 19794 days ago · 29 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.211 km SSW of Seabeck, Washington · 19794 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 3.1Puget Sound region, Washington · 19794 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.23 km SSW of Ames Lake, Washington · 19793 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.72 km ENE of Mirrormont, Washington · 19788 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.20 km E of Parkwood, Washington · 19787 days ago · 42 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.34 km WNW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 19786 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.06 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 19785 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.81 km N of Mercer Island, Washington · 19785 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 3.04 km SE of Kingston, Washington · 19783 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.04 km SE of Kingston, Washington · 19783 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.15 km WNW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 19783 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.43 km W of Anacortes, Washington · 19783 days ago · 57 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.30 km SSW of Burien, Washington · 19783 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.95 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 19781 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 2.14 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19780 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.74 km SSW of Quilcene, Washington · 19779 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.64 km N of Fall City, Washington · 19778 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 1.87 km SW of Coupeville, Washington · 19776 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.63 km SW of Hobart, Washington · 19776 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 3.06 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19767 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 2.01 km SSW of Woodway, Washington · 19766 days ago · 42 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 1.63 km NE of Cathcart, Washington · 19766 days ago · 23 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 2.12 km N of Snoqualmie, Washington · 19765 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 2.14 km NE of Mirrormont, Washington · 19761 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 1.90 km WNW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 19754 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 1.80 km WSW of Cottage Lake, Washington · 19748 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 1.91 km S of Vaughn, Washington · 19744 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 2.34 km E of Port Townsend, Washington · 19743 days ago · 52 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 2.025 km SE of Darrington, Washington · 19805 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.115 km NNW of Anacortes, Washington · 19806 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.18 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19806 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.85 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 19807 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.423 km SE of Darrington, Washington · 19808 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.76 km S of Blyn, Washington · 19811 days ago · 50 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 3.23 km NE of La Conner, Washington · 19813 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.63 km SSE of Fox Island, Washington · 19814 days ago · 49 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.114 km NNW of Greenwater, Washington · 19815 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.51 km NW of Fobes Hill, Washington · 19817 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 3.41 km NNW of Fobes Hill, Washington · 19817 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.64 km WSW of Keyport, Washington · 19820 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 3.226 km SE of Darrington, Washington · 19822 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.22 km WNW of North Bend, Washington · 19824 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.71 km WSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19825 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.53 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 19825 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.83 km SW of Home, Washington · 19826 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.51 km ESE of Keyport, Washington · 19828 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.7Puget Sound region, Washington · 19828 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.30 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 19832 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10853398. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 12:01 AM UTC.