Washington earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 6 km SSE of Baring, Washington

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 6 km SSE of Baring, Washington on Mon, Aug 25, 1975, 8:03 PM PDT (03:03 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 3 km N of Kingston, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1975-08-26 03:03:39 UTC
Depth
14.6 km (9.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.715° N, 121.455° 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 2.7 km horizontally, 3.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
237°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.14 km NE of Carnation, Washington · 18655 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.02 km SW of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18654 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.613 km NNE of Greenwater, Washington · 18653 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.53 km N of Kingston, Washington · 18651 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.24 km SSW of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18649 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.61 km WNW of Crocker, Washington · 18648 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.81 km NNE of Ravensdale, Washington · 18647 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.18 km E of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 18643 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.61 km WNW of Mirrormont, Washington · 18642 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.02 km SW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 18641 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.731 km N of Leavenworth, Washington · 18641 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.92 km WNW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington · 18641 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.00 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington · 18640 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.03 km WSW of Woodway, Washington · 18640 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.56 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 18636 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.923 km SE of Greenwater, Washington · 18635 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.98 km W of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 18635 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.51 km NNW of Tukwila, Washington · 18635 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.66 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 18634 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.06 km SW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 18634 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.96 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 18633 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.74 km NNE of Ravensdale, Washington · 18633 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 1.91 km NW of Mill Creek, Washington · 18632 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 2.16 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 18629 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.724 km SE of Greenwater, Washington · 18627 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 3.56 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 18625 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.74 km ENE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 18623 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 1.83 km WNW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 18623 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 2.112 km SE of Verlot, Washington · 18621 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 2.015 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 18620 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 1.92 km ESE of Tanner, Washington · 18616 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 2.50 km NNE of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 18614 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 3.13 km SE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 18613 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 2.83 km SSE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 18612 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 2.42 km WNW of Entiat, Washington · 18607 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 2.02 km SW of Gold Bar, Washington · 18607 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 1.76 km NNW of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 18606 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 1.78 km S of Entiat, Washington · 18600 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 2.36 km E of Marrowstone, Washington · 18656 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.04 km WSW of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18656 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.22 km N of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 18659 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.42 km W of Fall City, Washington · 18659 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.74 km NW of Oso, Washington · 18668 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.53 km NW of Chico, Washington · 18668 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.83 km E of Keyport, Washington · 18668 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.93 km E of Keyport, Washington · 18669 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.75 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 18671 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.82 km ESE of Silverdale, Washington · 18676 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.424 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 18676 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10861533. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:21 PM UTC.