M1.6 earthquake 10 km NNW of Anacortes, Washington
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10 km NNW of Anacortes, Washington on Tue, Nov 13, 1973, 11:18 PM PST (07:18 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 10 km ESE of Deming, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-11-14 07:18:11 UTC
- Depth
- 13.1 km (8.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.609° N, 122.647° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.26
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 190°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 3
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.410 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 19299 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.47 km SE of Quilcene, Washington · 19280 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.93 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 19275 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.83 km SW of Marrowstone, Washington · 19260 days ago · 45 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.16 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington · 19252 days ago · 48 km deep · 95 km away
Before
- 2.78 km NW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 19305 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.813 km NNE of Concrete, Washington · 19308 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.02 km SSE of Coupeville, Washington · 19309 days ago · 32 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.95 km ESE of Alger, Washington · 19312 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.10 km SW of Oak Harbor, Washington · 19312 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10857753. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:30 AM UTC.