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Washington earthquakes in 1972

69 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Washington in 1972. The largest: M3.9 27 km S of Port Angeles East, Washington, Dec 6, 1972.

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

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Where every quake of 1972 was located in Washington. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1972

Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.

  1. 2.54 km W of Ilwaco, Washington · 11 km deep
  2. 2.820 km WSW of Brinnon, Washington · 42 km deep
  3. 2.89 km ESE of Ashford, Washington · 9 km deep
  4. 2.72 km SW of Southworth, Washington · 27 km deep
  5. 2.517 km S of Mesa, Washington · 2 km deep
  6. 2.617 km S of Mesa, Washington · 2 km deep
  7. 2.59 km W of Packwood, Washington · 7 km deep
  8. 2.66 km E of Deming, Washington · 9 km deep
  9. 2.76 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 8 km deep
  10. 3.34 km WSW of Orcas, Washington · 5 km deep
  11. 3.24 km SE of Kingston, Washington · 20 km deep
  12. 3.927 km S of Port Angeles East, Washington · 43 km deep
  13. 3.66 km ENE of Belfair, Washington · 15 km deep
  14. 2.5Washington · 2 km deep
  15. 3.12 km NE of Felida, Washington · 10 km deep
  16. 3.30 km SW of Kenmore, Washington · 18 km deep
  17. 2.59 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 13 km deep
  18. 2.96 km SW of Grapeview, Washington · 20 km deep
  19. 3.15 km N of Brinnon, Washington · 47 km deep
  20. 3.03 km SW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 17 km deep
  21. 3.40 km SSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20 km deep
  22. 3.06 km E of Deming, Washington · 11 km deep
  23. 2.620 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 15 km deep
  24. 2.53 km ESE of Seattle, Washington · 5 km deep
  25. 2.96 km W of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 14 km deep
  26. 2.516 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 7 km deep
  27. 2.73 km W of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 20 km deep
  28. 2.523 km S of Mossyrock, Washington · 39 km deep
  29. 3.12 km SSE of Big Lake, Washington · 18 km deep
  30. 2.89 km SE of Blyn, Washington · 41 km deep
  31. 2.56 km S of Seabeck, Washington · 17 km deep
  32. 3.06 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 14 km deep
  33. 3.04 km SE of Kingston, Washington · 22 km deep
  34. 3.1Puget Sound region, Washington · 19 km deep
  35. 2.51 km NE of Three Lakes, Washington · 14 km deep
  36. 2.76 km S of Blyn, Washington · 50 km deep
  37. 3.23 km NE of La Conner, Washington · 21 km deep
  38. 2.63 km SSE of Fox Island, Washington · 49 km deep
  39. 2.51 km NW of Fobes Hill, Washington · 22 km deep
  40. 3.41 km NNW of Fobes Hill, Washington · 20 km deep
  41. 3.226 km SE of Darrington, Washington · 2 km deep
  42. 2.71 km WSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20 km deep
  43. 3.32 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 6 km deep
  44. 2.512 km SW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 4 km deep
  45. 2.80 km NNE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 18 km deep
  46. 3.08 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 1 km deep
  47. 2.721 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 4 km deep
  48. 2.85 km NNW of Alger, Washington · 14 km deep
  49. 2.94 km WNW of Alger, Washington · 18 km deep
  50. 2.80 km S of Burien, Washington · 26 km deep
  51. 3.12 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 23 km deep
  52. 2.50 km WSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19 km deep
  53. 3.06 km E of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 23 km deep
  54. 2.86 km ENE of Acme, Washington · -1 km deep
  55. 2.528 km S of Morton, Washington · 10 km deep
  56. 3.02 km SSE of Snohomish, Washington · 22 km deep
  57. 2.512 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 5 km deep
  58. 2.53 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 18 km deep
  59. 2.53 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 18 km deep
  60. 3.41 km S of Vaughn, Washington · 5 km deep
  61. 2.5Washington · 4 km deep
  62. 2.619 km NNE of Amanda Park, Washington · 39 km deep
  63. 2.80 km SSE of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 21 km deep
  64. 3.02 km E of Carnation, Washington · 18 km deep
  65. 2.95 km NNE of Dash Point, Washington · 13 km deep
  66. 2.87 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 23 km deep
  67. 3.61 km NE of Artondale, Washington · 45 km deep
  68. 2.60 km W of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20 km deep
  69. 2.60 km WSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19 km deep

The largest

The 25 largest of 1972 in Washington.

  1. 3.927 km S of Port Angeles East, Washington · 43 km deep
  2. 3.66 km ENE of Belfair, Washington · 15 km deep
  3. 3.61 km NE of Artondale, Washington · 45 km deep
  4. 3.40 km SSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20 km deep
  5. 3.41 km NNW of Fobes Hill, Washington · 20 km deep
  6. 3.41 km S of Vaughn, Washington · 5 km deep
  7. 3.34 km WSW of Orcas, Washington · 5 km deep
  8. 3.30 km SW of Kenmore, Washington · 18 km deep
  9. 3.32 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 6 km deep
  10. 3.24 km SE of Kingston, Washington · 20 km deep
  11. 3.23 km NE of La Conner, Washington · 21 km deep
  12. 3.226 km SE of Darrington, Washington · 2 km deep
  13. 3.12 km NE of Felida, Washington · 10 km deep
  14. 3.15 km N of Brinnon, Washington · 47 km deep
  15. 3.12 km SSE of Big Lake, Washington · 18 km deep
  16. 3.1Puget Sound region, Washington · 19 km deep
  17. 3.12 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 23 km deep
  18. 3.03 km SW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 17 km deep
  19. 3.06 km E of Deming, Washington · 11 km deep
  20. 3.06 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 14 km deep
  21. 3.04 km SE of Kingston, Washington · 22 km deep
  22. 3.08 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 1 km deep
  23. 3.06 km E of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 23 km deep
  24. 3.02 km SSE of Snohomish, Washington · 22 km deep
  25. 3.02 km E of Carnation, Washington · 18 km deep

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 197283.61 km NE of Artondale, Washington
February 197223.41 km S of Vaughn, Washington
March 197232.512 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington
April 197243.06 km E of Bainbridge Island, Washington
May 197273.12 km NW of Orcas, Washington
June 1972103.41 km NNW of Fobes Hill, Washington
July 197233.1Puget Sound region, Washington
August 197213.06 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington
September 197222.89 km SE of Blyn, Washington
October 197293.40 km SSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington
November 197273.30 km SW of Kenmore, Washington
December 1972133.927 km S of Port Angeles East, 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 1972

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.