Washington earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 7 km NNE of Bryant, Washington

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 7 km NNE of Bryant, Washington on Mon, Jan 1, 1973, 3:43 AM PST (11:43 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 4 km NW of Woods Creek, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1973-01-01 11:43:30 UTC
Depth
13.7 km (8.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.303° N, 122.119° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
182°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.36 km SW of Marietta, Washington · 19628 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.65 km ENE of Carnation, Washington · 19625 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.66 km W of Lofall, Washington · 19616 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 3.44 km NW of Woods Creek, Washington · 19614 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.94 km NNW of Woods Creek, Washington · 19614 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.64 km WSW of Woodway, Washington · 19606 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.84 km E of Oak Bay, Canada · 19604 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.90 km NNW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19601 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.80 km NNE of City of Sammamish, Washington · 19600 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.27 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19597 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.18 km SW of Carlsborg, Washington · 19596 days ago · 44 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.71 km E of Sammamish, Washington · 19593 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 3.04 km SW of Southworth, Washington · 19592 days ago · 46 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.73 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 19586 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.65 km WSW of Mercer Island, Washington · 19586 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.213 km SSW of May Creek, Washington · 19585 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.01 km E of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 19583 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.53 km NW of Indianola, Washington · 19581 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.18 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 19578 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.67 km SW of North Bend, Washington · 19575 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 2.11 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 19574 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 2.513 km WSW of Marietta, Washington · 19574 days ago · 55 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 2.56 km NNE of Geneva, Washington · 19572 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 2.27 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 19629 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.81 km NW of Larch Way, Washington · 19630 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.60 km W of Riverbend, Washington · 19632 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.90 km N of Newport, Washington · 19635 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.93 km NNE of Indianola, Washington · 19637 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.09 km ENE of Duvall, Washington · 19648 days ago · 28 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.72 km SW of Southworth, Washington · 19651 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.66 km E of Deming, Washington · 19651 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.76 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 19651 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.03 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 19652 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 3.34 km WSW of Orcas, Washington · 19652 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.76 km S of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 19654 days ago · 29 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 3.24 km SE of Kingston, Washington · 19654 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.910 km E of Carnation, Washington · 19656 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.12 km NW of Clear Lake, Washington · 19658 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10840128. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.