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M3.4 earthquake 1 km S of Vaughn, Washington

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 1 km S of Vaughn, Washington on Tue, Feb 22, 1972, 4:35 AM PST (12:35 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1972-02-22 12:35:05 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.331° N, 122.762° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
132°
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: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.47 km SSW of Brinnon, Washington · 19933 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.82 km SSW of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 19933 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.41 km NNE of Sequim, Washington · 19931 days ago · 48 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.31 km NNE of Mercer Island, Washington · 19930 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.12 km NNE of West Lake Sammamish, Washington · 19928 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.73 km WSW of Fox Island, Washington · 19927 days ago · 49 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.53 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 19927 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.53 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 19927 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.512 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 19920 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.01 km SSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19919 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.23 km NW of Edmonds, Washington · 19917 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.60 km ENE of Edmonds, Washington · 19910 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.32 km S of Vaughn, Washington · 19908 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.51 km NE of Burien, Washington · 19900 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.314 km SW of Alder, Washington · 19898 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.62 km S of Vaughn, Washington · 19896 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 3.02 km SSE of Snohomish, Washington · 19894 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.32 km SE of Snohomish, Washington · 19894 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.62 km SE of Snohomish, Washington · 19894 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.13 km ENE of Des Moines, Washington · 19889 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 1.80 km ESE of Burien, Washington · 19881 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 1.921 km WNW of Hoodsport, Washington · 19881 days ago · 53 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 1.91 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 19881 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 1.95 km S of Port Ludlow, Washington · 19880 days ago · 30 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 1.81 km NW of Monroe, Washington · 19880 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.54 km SE of Belfair, Washington · 19879 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 2.00 km N of Artondale, Washington · 19878 days ago · 48 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 2.01 km SSW of La Grande, Washington · 19877 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 2.213 km SSW of Alder, Washington · 19950 days ago · 29 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.01 km NE of Burien, Washington · 19955 days ago · 27 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.32 km NW of Southworth, Washington · 19959 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.23 km WNW of Medina, Washington · 19962 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.619 km NNE of Amanda Park, Washington · 19964 days ago · 39 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.32 km S of Ames Lake, Washington · 19964 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10852683. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:15 PM UTC.