Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5 km SW of Verlot, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Verlot, Washington on Wed, Nov 29, 1972, 3:46 PM PST (23:46 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 6 km ENE of Belfair, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1972-11-29 23:46:21 UTC
Depth
-1.1 km (-0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.063° N, 121.835° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
177°
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: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.12 km NW of Clear Lake, Washington · 19663 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 3.66 km ENE of Belfair, Washington · 19662 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.910 km E of Carnation, Washington · 19661 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 3.24 km SE of Kingston, Washington · 19659 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.76 km S of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 19659 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.76 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 19656 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.66 km E of Deming, Washington · 19656 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.87 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 19656 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.72 km SW of Southworth, Washington · 19656 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.09 km ENE of Duvall, Washington · 19653 days ago · 28 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.89 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19650 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.93 km NNE of Indianola, Washington · 19641 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.14 km NNW of Maplewood, Washington · 19641 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.90 km N of Newport, Washington · 19640 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.60 km W of Riverbend, Washington · 19637 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.81 km WSW of Wauna, Washington · 19636 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.81 km NW of Larch Way, Washington · 19635 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.27 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 19634 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.47 km NNE of Bryant, Washington · 19633 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.36 km SW of Marietta, Washington · 19633 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.65 km ENE of Carnation, Washington · 19630 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 1.66 km W of Lofall, Washington · 19621 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 2.25 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19620 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 3.44 km NW of Woods Creek, Washington · 19619 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 1.94 km NNW of Woods Creek, Washington · 19619 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 1.64 km WSW of Woodway, Washington · 19611 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 2.03 km ESE of Black Diamond, Washington · 19609 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 1.57 km NE of Brinnon, Washington · 19666 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.57 km WNW of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 19666 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.45 km SSE of Acme, Washington · 19666 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.07 km NE of Quilcene, Washington · 19667 days ago · 46 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.54 km WSW of Issaquah, Washington · 19670 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.116 km SE of Skykomish, Washington · 19671 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.24 km NE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 19673 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.04 km ESE of Acme, Washington · 19673 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.44 km ESE of Acme, Washington · 19673 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.8Puget Sound region, Washington · 19675 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.87 km SE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 19677 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.75 km N of Lofall, Washington · 19677 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.88 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 19681 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 3.30 km SW of Kenmore, Washington · 19681 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.59 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 19685 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.712 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 19688 days ago · 30 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 3.15 km N of Brinnon, Washington · 19692 days ago · 47 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 3.03 km SW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 19692 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.70 km NW of Newport, Washington · 19693 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away

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