M2.6 earthquake 6 km SSE of Brady, Washington
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 6 km SSE of Brady, Washington on Mon, Feb 12, 1973, 2:54 AM PST (10:54 UTC), 28 km (18 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 7 km W of Home, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-02-12 10:54:57 UTC
- Depth
- 28.3 km (17.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.943° N, 123.476° 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 5.8 km horizontally, 3.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 266°, poorly surrounded by stations
- 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.18 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 19571 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.87 km W of Home, Washington · 19570 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.516 km N of Hoodsport, Washington · 19569 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.62 km NNW of Kapowsin, Washington · 19567 days ago · 67 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.77 km SW of Morton, Washington · 19565 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.43 km NNE of Dash Point, Washington · 19539 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.93 km ENE of McKenna, Washington · 19538 days ago · 31 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.711 km W of Shelton, Washington · 19534 days ago · 41 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.76 km SE of Maplewood, Washington · 19531 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.14 km SW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 19526 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
Before
- 1.94 km SSW of Gorst, Washington · 19583 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.04 km SW of Southworth, Washington · 19585 days ago · 46 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.025 km NNE of Amanda Park, Washington · 19593 days ago · 49 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.77 km SSW of Mossyrock, Washington · 19599 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10855783. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:56 AM UTC.