Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 11 km WNW of Ault Field, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 11 km WNW of Ault Field, Washington on Thu, May 3, 1973, 7:19 AM PDT (14:19 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 17 km NW of Orcas, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1973-05-03 14:19:40 UTC
Depth
22.7 km (14.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.372° N, 122.819° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
162°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.97 km ESE of Quilcene, Washington · 19503 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.66 km SSW of Hansville, Washington · 19500 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.83 km NE of Redmond, Washington · 19495 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.42 km E of Yarrow Point, Washington · 19484 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.81 km E of Yarrow Point, Washington · 19484 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.34 km ESE of La Conner, Washington · 19479 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.93 km SSW of Concrete, Washington · 19478 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.84 km SSE of Freeland, Washington · 19477 days ago · 54 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.93 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 19476 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.838 km NW of Hoodsport, Washington · 19476 days ago · 45 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 3.117 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 19474 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.53 km WSW of Hansville, Washington · 19468 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.36 km SSE of Kendall, Washington · 19467 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 3.024 km WSW of Brinnon, Washington · 19465 days ago · 49 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.63 km SW of Brinnon, Washington · 19462 days ago · 43 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 1.64 km NNW of Gorst, Washington · 19510 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.14 km ESE of Kingston, Washington · 19511 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.13 km ENE of Seabeck, Washington · 19517 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.71 km SSE of Indianola, Washington · 19518 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 3.77 km W of Lofall, Washington · 19527 days ago · 50 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.00 km SSE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 19527 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.14 km SW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 19533 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10856183. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:56 PM UTC.