Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km SW of Brinnon, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km SW of Brinnon, Washington on Sun, Jun 17, 1973, 12:28 AM PDT (07:28 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 7 km WNW of Gorst, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1973-06-17 07:28:32 UTC
Depth
42.8 km (26.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.658° N, 122.933° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.7 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
164°
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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.17 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 19438 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.73 km N of Fife Heights, Washington · 19437 days ago · 36 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.72 km WSW of Medina, Washington · 19429 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.50 km W of Auburn, Washington · 19423 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.65 km S of Sultan, Washington · 19421 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.64 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 19421 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.92 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 19420 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.82 km ENE of Lochsloy, Washington · 19417 days ago · 43 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.50 km WSW of Oak Bay, Canada · 19417 days ago · 47 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.91 km ESE of Buckley, Washington · 19416 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.72 km SSE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19412 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.75 km ENE of Sumner, Washington · 19400 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.97 km NNE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 19400 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.71 km NNE of Woods Creek, Washington · 19399 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 3.531 km NE of Amanda Park, Washington · 19399 days ago · 46 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 2.05 km N of Ruston, Washington · 19457 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 3.024 km WSW of Brinnon, Washington · 19458 days ago · 49 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.91 km SSE of Newcastle, Washington · 19461 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.93 km WSW of Wauna, Washington · 19461 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.53 km WSW of Hansville, Washington · 19461 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.93 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19461 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 3.36 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 19463 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.838 km NW of Hoodsport, Washington · 19468 days ago · 45 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.84 km SSE of Freeland, Washington · 19470 days ago · 54 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.34 km ESE of La Conner, Washington · 19472 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.95 km NW of Dash Point, Washington · 19472 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.23 km E of Ravensdale, Washington · 19476 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.81 km E of Yarrow Point, Washington · 19477 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.42 km E of Yarrow Point, Washington · 19477 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.07 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 19484 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.03 km ESE of Issaquah, Washington · 19484 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10856418. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:46 AM UTC.