Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 2 km NNW of Gorst, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 2 km NNW of Gorst, Washington on Fri, Nov 29, 1974, 1:47 PM PST (21:47 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 0 km NNE of Seattle, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1974-11-29 21:47:36 UTC
Depth
16.9 km (10.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.542° N, 122.719° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
150°
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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.514 km SW of Alder, Washington · 18930 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.63 km NNW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington · 18928 days ago · 30 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.92 km NE of Riverton, Washington · 18928 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.90 km NNE of Seattle, Washington · 18928 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.62 km WNW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington · 18927 days ago · 27 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.51 km NNE of Riverton, Washington · 18900 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.42 km W of Wauna, Washington · 18899 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.93 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 18895 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.54 km WSW of Keyport, Washington · 18895 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.52 km SW of Kenmore, Washington · 18893 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.85 km WSW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 18891 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.01 km N of Riverton, Washington · 18891 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.60 km N of Riverton, Washington · 18878 days ago · 24 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.13 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 18876 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 1.80 km W of Fobes Hill, Washington · 18932 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.89 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 18941 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.94 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington · 18942 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.511 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 18943 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.51 km W of Monroe, Washington · 18944 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.82 km ESE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18944 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.98 km ESE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 18945 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.03 km W of Belfair, Washington · 18945 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.33 km SSE of Issaquah, Washington · 18948 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.85 km SE of Bucoda, Washington · 18950 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.31 km W of Hobart, Washington · 18953 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.214 km N of Onalaska, Washington · 18953 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.67 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 18954 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.218 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 18954 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.71 km SSE of Lynnwood, Washington · 18955 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.21 km WNW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 18955 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.96 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 18959 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.74 km WNW of Lofall, Washington · 18959 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10859988. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:47 AM UTC.