Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 1 km ESE of Buckley, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 1 km ESE of Buckley, Washington on Thu, Jul 26, 1973, 1:46 AM PDT (08:46 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 2 km SSE of Wilderness Rim, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1973-07-26 08:46:25 UTC
Depth
-1.1 km (-0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.155° N, 122.006° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
144°
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: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.72 km SSE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19412 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.75 km ENE of Sumner, Washington · 19400 days ago · 22 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.97 km NNE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 19400 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.71 km NNE of Woods Creek, Washington · 19399 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.90 km NW of Edmonds, Washington · 19392 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.72 km NW of Ravensdale, Washington · 19391 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.913 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 19389 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.70 km E of Mill Creek East, Washington · 19386 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.712 km S of Morton, Washington · 19386 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.410 km WNW of Allyn, Washington · 19385 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.70 km SW of Allyn, Washington · 19385 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.69 km N of Hoodsport, Washington · 19385 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.81 km ENE of Silver Firs, Washington · 19385 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.61 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 19381 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.66 km ESE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 19380 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.53 km W of Hunts Point, Washington · 19380 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.54 km WSW of Seattle, Washington · 19380 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.52 km W of Seattle, Washington · 19379 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.90 km ENE of Seattle, Washington · 19379 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.53 km NNW of Seattle, Washington · 19379 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 1.83 km NNE of Seattle, Washington · 19378 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 2.02 km WNW of Seattle, Washington · 19378 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 1.63 km WNW of Seattle, Washington · 19377 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.95 km WSW of Seattle, Washington · 19375 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 2.80 km NNE of Enetai, Washington · 19372 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 1.81 km SE of Enetai, Washington · 19372 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 2.70 km ENE of Enetai, Washington · 19372 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 1.91 km ESE of Enetai, Washington · 19372 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 1.910 km NNW of Packwood, Washington · 19371 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 1.99 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 19369 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 1.73 km ENE of Mirrormont, Washington · 19368 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 1.62 km NNE of Dash Point, Washington · 19368 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 2.212 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 19366 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 1.66 km WSW of Seattle, Washington · 19365 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 2.41 km NE of Shoreline, Washington · 19364 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 2.011 km SW of Seabeck, Washington · 19364 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 1.54 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19362 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 2.29 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 19358 days ago · 81 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 2.92 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 19420 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.64 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 19421 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.65 km S of Sultan, Washington · 19421 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.61 km E of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 19422 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.50 km W of Auburn, Washington · 19423 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.917 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 19423 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.417 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 19423 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 3.917 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 19423 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.72 km WSW of Medina, Washington · 19429 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.73 km N of Fife Heights, Washington · 19437 days ago · 36 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.17 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 19438 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.921 km E of Morton, Washington · 19446 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10856633. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:41 AM UTC.