Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 2 km W of White Center, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 2 km W of White Center, Washington on Wed, Jan 19, 1972, 10:10 AM PST (18:10 UTC), 24 km (15 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
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-01-19 18:10:30 UTC
Depth
23.8 km (14.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.513° N, 122.388° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
125°
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: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.80 km SSE of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19976 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.32 km S of Ames Lake, Washington · 19971 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.23 km WNW of Medina, Washington · 19969 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.32 km NW of Southworth, Washington · 19967 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.01 km NE of Burien, Washington · 19962 days ago · 27 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.213 km SSW of Alder, Washington · 19957 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.41 km S of Vaughn, Washington · 19943 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.47 km SSW of Brinnon, Washington · 19940 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.82 km SSW of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 19940 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.41 km NNE of Sequim, Washington · 19939 days ago · 48 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.31 km NNE of Mercer Island, Washington · 19937 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.12 km NNE of West Lake Sammamish, Washington · 19936 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.73 km WSW of Fox Island, Washington · 19934 days ago · 49 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.53 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 19934 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.53 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 19934 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.17 km N of Camano, Washington · 19932 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.512 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 19928 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.01 km SSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19926 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.23 km NW of Edmonds, Washington · 19924 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.60 km ENE of Edmonds, Washington · 19917 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 3.02 km E of Carnation, Washington · 19980 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.95 km NNE of Dash Point, Washington · 19980 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.14 km SW of Yelm, Washington · 19981 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.31 km NW of Bothell West, Washington · 19981 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.90 km SSE of Tracyton, Washington · 19982 days ago · 23 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.87 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 19982 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.04 km E of Tanner, Washington · 19982 days ago · 79 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.25 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 19982 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 3.61 km NE of Artondale, Washington · 19983 days ago · 45 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.60 km W of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19986 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.91 km WSW of Keyport, Washington · 19991 days ago · 27 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.34 km WSW of Shelton, Washington · 19992 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.16 km SE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 19995 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.60 km WSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19995 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.91 km SW of Ketron, Washington · 19997 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 3.21 km W of Chico, Washington · 19997 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.81 km S of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19999 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.81 km WSW of Mercer Island, Washington · 19999 days ago · 21 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.21 km SW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20000 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.50 km ESE of Mercer Island, Washington · 20000 days ago · 21 km deep · 14 km away

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