Washington earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 24 km WSW of Brinnon, Washington

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 24 km WSW of Brinnon, Washington on Thu, Jun 14, 1973, 5:54 AM PDT (12:54 UTC), 49 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 31 km NE of Amanda Park, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1973-06-14 12:54:36 UTC
Depth
49.2 km (30.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.625° N, 123.221° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
194°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.05 km N of Ruston, Washington · 19458 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.63 km SW of Brinnon, Washington · 19456 days ago · 43 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.56 km ESE of Forks, Washington · 19440 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.17 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 19438 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.73 km N of Fife Heights, Washington · 19437 days ago · 36 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.72 km WSW of Medina, Washington · 19430 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.50 km W of Auburn, Washington · 19424 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.64 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 19422 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.92 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 19420 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.50 km WSW of Oak Bay, Canada · 19418 days ago · 47 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.75 km ENE of Sumner, Washington · 19401 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.97 km NNE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 19400 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 3.531 km NE of Amanda Park, Washington · 19399 days ago · 46 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 1.91 km SSE of Newcastle, Washington · 19461 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.93 km WSW of Wauna, Washington · 19462 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.53 km WSW of Hansville, Washington · 19462 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.838 km NW of Hoodsport, Washington · 19469 days ago · 45 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.84 km SSE of Freeland, Washington · 19471 days ago · 54 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.95 km NW of Dash Point, Washington · 19473 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.81 km E of Yarrow Point, Washington · 19477 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.42 km E of Yarrow Point, Washington · 19477 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.03 km ESE of Issaquah, Washington · 19485 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.83 km NE of Redmond, Washington · 19488 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10856403. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:15 PM UTC.