All earthquakesWashington

Washington earthquakes in 1971

51 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Washington in 1971. The largest: M4.1 1 km ENE of Mercer Island, Washington, Dec 27, 1971.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

19701972

Map

Where every quake of 1971 was located in Washington. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

Every quake of 1971

Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.

  1. 2.91 km SW of Ketron, Washington · 24 km deep
  2. 3.21 km W of Chico, Washington · 12 km deep
  3. 4.11 km ENE of Mercer Island, Washington · 21 km deep
  4. 3.49 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 17 km deep
  5. 2.65 km ESE of Freeland, Washington · 17 km deep
  6. 2.60 km N of Mercer Island, Washington · 20 km deep
  7. 3.63 km NNW of Satsop, Washington · 27 km deep
  8. 2.613 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 11 km deep
  9. 2.529 km ESE of Forks, Washington · 47 km deep
  10. 3.433 km ESE of Forks, Washington · 39 km deep
  11. 4.116 km SE of Darrington, Washington · 24 km deep
  12. 2.80 km ESE of Mukilteo, Washington · 62 km deep
  13. 3.11 km ESE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 9 km deep
  14. 3.05 km N of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 54 km deep
  15. 3.822 km SSE of Royal City, Washington · 4 km deep
  16. 2.81 km ENE of Keyport, Washington · 21 km deep
  17. 3.318 km SSW of Packwood, Washington · 0 km deep
  18. 3.220 km NNE of Jamestown, Washington · 23 km deep
  19. 2.7Washington · 2 km deep
  20. 2.57 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 11 km deep
  21. 3.50 km ESE of Mercer Island, Washington · 20 km deep
  22. 2.75 km NE of Woods Creek, Washington · 18 km deep
  23. 2.618 km N of Jamestown, Washington · 49 km deep
  24. 2.61 km SE of Burley, Washington · 15 km deep
  25. 2.68 km NNE of Hoodsport, Washington · 44 km deep
  26. 2.55 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 8 km deep
  27. 2.65 km NNE of Hoodsport, Washington · 40 km deep
  28. 3.25 km ESE of Entiat, Washington · 13 km deep
  29. 3.10 km WSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19 km deep
  30. 2.56 km ENE of Lofall, Washington · 10 km deep
  31. 3.30 km E of Mercer Island, Washington · 21 km deep
  32. 3.0Puget Sound region, Washington · 19 km deep
  33. 3.30 km W of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 18 km deep
  34. 2.77 km SW of Alder, Washington · 2 km deep
  35. 3.47 km NNE of Mossyrock, Washington · 15 km deep
  36. 3.38 km N of Almira, Washington · 35 km deep
  37. 2.84 km NE of Duvall, Washington · 19 km deep
  38. 2.54 km NW of Waterville, Washington · 5 km deep
  39. 2.815 km N of Index, Washington · 11 km deep
  40. 2.69 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 11 km deep
  41. 3.27 km SSW of Brinnon, Washington · 14 km deep
  42. 2.70 km WNW of Burley, Washington · 41 km deep
  43. 2.83 km NW of Connell, Washington · 1 km deep
  44. 2.73 km NE of Entiat, Washington · 8 km deep
  45. 3.06 km WNW of Allyn, Washington · 40 km deep
  46. 2.829 km S of Port Angeles East, Washington · 36 km deep
  47. 3.24 km E of Royal City, Washington · 4 km deep
  48. 2.53 km NNW of Basin City, Washington · 0 km deep
  49. 2.86 km E of Royal City, Washington · 2 km deep
  50. 3.815 km WSW of Skokomish, Washington · 37 km deep
  51. 2.96 km SW of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 17 km deep

The largest

The 25 largest of 1971 in Washington.

  1. 4.11 km ENE of Mercer Island, Washington · 21 km deep
  2. 4.116 km SE of Darrington, Washington · 24 km deep
  3. 3.822 km SSE of Royal City, Washington · 4 km deep
  4. 3.815 km WSW of Skokomish, Washington · 37 km deep
  5. 3.63 km NNW of Satsop, Washington · 27 km deep
  6. 3.50 km ESE of Mercer Island, Washington · 20 km deep
  7. 3.49 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 17 km deep
  8. 3.433 km ESE of Forks, Washington · 39 km deep
  9. 3.47 km NNE of Mossyrock, Washington · 15 km deep
  10. 3.318 km SSW of Packwood, Washington · 0 km deep
  11. 3.30 km E of Mercer Island, Washington · 21 km deep
  12. 3.30 km W of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 18 km deep
  13. 3.38 km N of Almira, Washington · 35 km deep
  14. 3.21 km W of Chico, Washington · 12 km deep
  15. 3.220 km NNE of Jamestown, Washington · 23 km deep
  16. 3.25 km ESE of Entiat, Washington · 13 km deep
  17. 3.27 km SSW of Brinnon, Washington · 14 km deep
  18. 3.24 km E of Royal City, Washington · 4 km deep
  19. 3.11 km ESE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 9 km deep
  20. 3.10 km WSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19 km deep
  21. 3.05 km N of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 54 km deep
  22. 3.0Puget Sound region, Washington · 19 km deep
  23. 3.06 km WNW of Allyn, Washington · 40 km deep
  24. 2.91 km SW of Ketron, Washington · 24 km deep
  25. 2.96 km SW of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 17 km deep

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 197163.815 km WSW of Skokomish, Washington
February 197113.06 km WNW of Allyn, Washington
March 197132.83 km NW of Connell, Washington
April 197143.27 km SSW of Brinnon, Washington
May 197133.47 km NNE of Mossyrock, Washington
June 197143.30 km E of Mercer Island, Washington
July 197112.56 km ENE of Lofall, Washington
August 197163.25 km ESE of Entiat, Washington
September 197153.50 km ESE of Mercer Island, Washington
October 197153.822 km SSE of Royal City, Washington
November 197154.116 km SE of Darrington, Washington
December 197184.11 km ENE of Mercer Island, Washington

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Washington nowWorldwide in 1971

Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.