Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 12 km SE of Verlot, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 12 km SE of Verlot, Washington on Mon, Sep 29, 1975, 7:11 PM PDT (02:11 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 7 km WNW of Anacortes, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1975-09-30 02:11:50 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.026° N, 121.640° 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 4.4 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
194°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.015 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 18619 days ago · 19 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 3.47 km WNW of Anacortes, Washington · 18616 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.92 km ESE of Tanner, Washington · 18615 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.50 km NNE of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 18613 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 3.13 km SE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 18613 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.83 km SSE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 18612 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.39 km ESE of Alger, Washington · 18607 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.02 km SW of Gold Bar, Washington · 18606 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.76 km NNW of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 18606 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.715 km W of Entiat, Washington · 18588 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.513 km W of Ault Field, Washington · 18588 days ago · 51 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.53 km NNE of Verlot, Washington · 18587 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.93 km SSE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 18584 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.62 km SSE of Hansville, Washington · 18578 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.52 km NNE of Riverton, Washington · 18576 days ago · 27 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.11 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 18573 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.814 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 18569 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.72 km WSW of Monroe, Washington · 18568 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.69 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 18568 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.72 km NE of Monroe, Washington · 18567 days ago · 21 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 1.96 km ESE of Maplewood, Washington · 18566 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 1.94 km SW of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18566 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 1.71 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 18564 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 2.06 km N of Kingston, Washington · 18562 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 1.88 km NNW of Camano, Washington · 18562 days ago · 27 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 1.65 km SE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 18621 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.56 km SE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 18622 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.83 km WNW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 18622 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.74 km ENE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 18623 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 3.56 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 18625 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.16 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 18629 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.91 km NW of Mill Creek, Washington · 18632 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.74 km NNE of Ravensdale, Washington · 18633 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.96 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 18633 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.06 km SW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 18634 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.66 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 18634 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.51 km NNW of Tukwila, Washington · 18634 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.98 km W of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 18634 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.56 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 18635 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.83 km SSE of La Conner, Washington · 18638 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.03 km WSW of Woodway, Washington · 18640 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.00 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington · 18640 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.92 km WNW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington · 18640 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.731 km N of Leavenworth, Washington · 18641 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.02 km SW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 18641 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10861908. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC.