Washington earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 0 km NNE of Seattle, Washington

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 0 km NNE of Seattle, Washington on Sat, Nov 30, 1974, 10:23 PM PST (06:23 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1974-12-01 06:23:58 UTC
Depth
-0.6 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.611° N, 122.329° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
10

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 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62 km WNW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington · 18930 days ago · 27 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.84 km E of Big Lake, Washington · 18924 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.911 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 18923 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.51 km NNE of Riverton, Washington · 18903 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.42 km W of Wauna, Washington · 18902 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.93 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 18898 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.54 km WSW of Keyport, Washington · 18898 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.52 km SW of Kenmore, Washington · 18895 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.85 km WSW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 18894 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.01 km N of Riverton, Washington · 18893 days ago · 21 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.34 km S of Anacortes, Washington · 18886 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.313 km SE of Skykomish, Washington · 18882 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.60 km N of Riverton, Washington · 18880 days ago · 24 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.13 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 18879 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 1.92 km NE of Riverton, Washington · 18931 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.63 km NNW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington · 18931 days ago · 30 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.514 km SW of Alder, Washington · 18932 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.52 km NNW of Gorst, Washington · 18932 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.80 km W of Fobes Hill, Washington · 18935 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.120 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 18943 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.89 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 18944 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.94 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington · 18945 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.511 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 18946 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.51 km W of Monroe, Washington · 18946 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.82 km ESE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18947 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.98 km ESE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 18948 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.03 km W of Belfair, Washington · 18948 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.33 km SSE of Issaquah, Washington · 18950 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.4Washington · 18954 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.31 km W of Hobart, Washington · 18956 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.67 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 18957 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.218 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 18957 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.71 km SSE of Lynnwood, Washington · 18958 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.21 km WNW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 18958 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10860033 (also filed as usp00008yn). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:12 AM UTC.