Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 5 km SW of Gorst, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Gorst, Washington on Wed, Jun 1, 1977, 8:41 PM PDT (03:41 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 4 km NNE of Bonney Lake, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1977-06-02 03:41:33 UTC
Depth
19.6 km (12.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.492° N, 122.753° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
106°
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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.91 km SW of White Center, Washington · 18009 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.94 km WNW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 18008 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.13 km N of Bonney Lake, Washington · 17999 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.24 km NNE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 17998 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.12 km S of Lakeland North, Washington · 17998 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.80 km N of Normandy Park, Washington · 17997 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 4.04 km N of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 17994 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.04 km WNW of Northwest Stanwood, Washington · 17993 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.81 km NNW of Wauna, Washington · 17992 days ago · 44 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.318 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 17992 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.13 km N of Bonney Lake, Washington · 17991 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.510 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 17991 days ago · 24 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.52 km W of Mercer Island, Washington · 17989 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.83 km NNE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 17989 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.56 km WNW of Belfair, Washington · 17988 days ago · 18 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.011 km WSW of Porter, Washington · 17988 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.71 km NNE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 17987 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.10 km SSE of Bryant, Washington · 17980 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.910 km WSW of Porter, Washington · 17979 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.56 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 17969 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 2.710 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 17968 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 2.25 km SSE of Seabeck, Washington · 17967 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 1.711 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 17967 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 3.34 km N of Duvall, Washington · 17965 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 2.34 km SW of Orting, Washington · 17962 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 1.92 km ESE of Belfair, Washington · 17962 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 1.53 km ESE of Fall City, Washington · 17960 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 2.52 km WNW of Clearview, Washington · 17960 days ago · 55 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 1.73 km WSW of Rosedale, Washington · 17960 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 2.02 km W of Artondale, Washington · 17958 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 1.80 km WNW of Normandy Park, Washington · 17956 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 3.75 km NW of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 17955 days ago · 53 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 2.013 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 17950 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 2.02 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 17949 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 2.27 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 18012 days ago · 44 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.33 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 18017 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.52 km SW of Brady, Washington · 18024 days ago · 39 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.24 km E of Cathcart, Washington · 18024 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.218 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 18025 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 3.05 km S of Quilcene, Washington · 18034 days ago · 45 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.33 km ENE of Enetai, Washington · 18035 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10843778. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:31 AM UTC.