Washington earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 2 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 2 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington on Fri, May 26, 1972, 6:53 AM PDT (13:53 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 8 km ENE of Ashford, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-05-26 13:53:47 UTC
Depth
18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.438° N, 121.800° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
185°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.08 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 19839 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.22 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 19838 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.416 km WNW of Packwood, Washington · 19837 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.80 km NNE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 19835 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.93 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 19835 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.512 km SW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 19832 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.61 km ESE of Indianola, Washington · 19829 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 3.32 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 19827 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.30 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 19827 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.7Puget Sound region, Washington · 19824 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.51 km ESE of Keyport, Washington · 19823 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.83 km SW of Home, Washington · 19821 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.414 km SSW of Alder, Washington · 19821 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.53 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 19821 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.71 km WSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19820 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.22 km WNW of North Bend, Washington · 19819 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 3.226 km SE of Darrington, Washington · 19817 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.64 km WSW of Keyport, Washington · 19816 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 3.41 km NNW of Fobes Hill, Washington · 19812 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.51 km NW of Fobes Hill, Washington · 19812 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 2.114 km NNW of Greenwater, Washington · 19811 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.63 km SSE of Fox Island, Washington · 19809 days ago · 49 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 2.21 km SSW of Nile, Washington · 19807 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.423 km SE of Darrington, Washington · 19803 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.85 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 19802 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 2.18 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19802 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 2.025 km SE of Darrington, Washington · 19800 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 2.51 km NE of Three Lakes, Washington · 19799 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 1.70 km NNE of Wilburton, Washington · 19790 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 2.211 km SSW of Seabeck, Washington · 19789 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 3.1Puget Sound region, Washington · 19789 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 2.23 km SSW of Ames Lake, Washington · 19788 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 1.72 km ENE of Mirrormont, Washington · 19784 days ago · 22 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 2.20 km E of Parkwood, Washington · 19783 days ago · 42 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 2.47 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 19846 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.05 km NE of Lofall, Washington · 19847 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.721 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 19847 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.69 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 19847 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.80 km S of Burien, Washington · 19848 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.77 km N of Belfair, Washington · 19850 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.23 km ESE of Klahanie, Washington · 19856 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.012 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 19856 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.50 km WSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19860 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.09 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 19864 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.90 km W of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19866 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.43 km NNE of Enetai, Washington · 19867 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.54 km SE of Quilcene, Washington · 19869 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.913 km S of Carbonado, Washington · 19869 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 3.06 km E of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 19869 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.61 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19869 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.07 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 19869 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.96 km NE of Lofall, Washington · 19871 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.82 km E of Lea Hill, Washington · 19871 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10853213. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:09 AM UTC.