Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 2 km N of Burlington, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 2 km N of Burlington, Washington on Fri, Jul 27, 1973, 1:16 PM PDT (20:16 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 1 km NNE of Woods Creek, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1973-07-27 20:16:12 UTC
Depth
10.9 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.497° N, 122.327° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
155°
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: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.511 km S of Darrington, Washington · 19404 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.71 km NNE of Woods Creek, Washington · 19399 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.90 km NW of Edmonds, Washington · 19393 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.70 km E of Mill Creek East, Washington · 19386 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.81 km ENE of Silver Firs, Washington · 19385 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.313 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 19382 days ago · 48 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.61 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 19381 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.66 km ESE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 19381 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.53 km W of Hunts Point, Washington · 19380 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.52 km W of Seattle, Washington · 19379 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.90 km ENE of Seattle, Washington · 19379 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.53 km NNW of Seattle, Washington · 19379 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.012 km SE of Hamilton, Washington · 19379 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.83 km NNE of Seattle, Washington · 19378 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.02 km WNW of Seattle, Washington · 19378 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.63 km WNW of Seattle, Washington · 19377 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.311 km SW of Concrete, Washington · 19376 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 3.727 km E of Darrington, Washington · 19376 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.15 km ESE of Port Townsend, Washington · 19376 days ago · 59 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.44 km NW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 19375 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.85 km ESE of Nooksack, Washington · 19370 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 2.45 km ESE of Nooksack, Washington · 19369 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 1.98 km NW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 19369 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 1.86 km NW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 19369 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 1.55 km N of Marrowstone, Washington · 19366 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 2.116 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 19365 days ago · 45 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 2.41 km NE of Shoreline, Washington · 19364 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 2.34 km SW of Geneva, Washington · 19364 days ago · 24 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 2.815 km NNE of Oak Bay, Canada · 19356 days ago · 50 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 1.50 km WSW of Oak Bay, Canada · 19417 days ago · 47 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.82 km ENE of Lochsloy, Washington · 19418 days ago · 43 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.55 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 19419 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.64 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 19421 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.65 km S of Sultan, Washington · 19421 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.72 km WSW of Medina, Washington · 19429 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10856638. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.