M2.5 earthquake Washington
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck in Washington on Thu, Feb 10, 1972, 5:07 PM PST (01:07 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1972-02-11 01:07:35 UTC
- Depth
- 3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.841° N, 119.758° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 65°
- Stations used
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.77 km WNW of Coulee City, Washington · 19942 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.62 km E of Entiat, Washington · 19894 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10852663. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 9:59 AM UTC.