Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 14 km E of Carnation, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 14 km E of Carnation, Washington on Thu, Nov 1, 1973, 4:56 AM PST (12:56 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 0 km SE of Seattle, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1973-11-01 12:56:33 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.664° N, 121.725° 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 12.1 km horizontally, 12.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
183°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

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 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.61 km WNW of Puyallup, Washington · 19319 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 3.00 km SE of Seattle, Washington · 19318 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.30 km N of Seattle, Washington · 19318 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.53 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19318 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.93 km ESE of Seattle, Washington · 19318 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.17 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19314 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.10 km SW of Oak Harbor, Washington · 19314 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.91 km NNW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19313 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.44 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19313 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.02 km SSE of Coupeville, Washington · 19311 days ago · 32 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.90 km S of Seattle, Washington · 19302 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.93 km S of Seattle, Washington · 19302 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.83 km NW of Home, Washington · 19300 days ago · 42 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.81 km ESE of Dash Point, Washington · 19299 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.61 km WNW of Auburn, Washington · 19295 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.92 km SE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19292 days ago · 24 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.87 km SW of Sultan, Washington · 19291 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.92 km NNW of Hunts Point, Washington · 19290 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.415 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 19286 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.92 km E of City of Sammamish, Washington · 19284 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 2.47 km SE of Quilcene, Washington · 19282 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 1.61 km NW of Duvall, Washington · 19282 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 1.81 km ENE of Parkwood, Washington · 19281 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 2.812 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 19280 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 2.00 km S of Seattle, Washington · 19277 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 2.90 km E of Seattle, Washington · 19277 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 2.00 km N of Seattle, Washington · 19277 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 1.65 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19277 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 1.93 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 19277 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 1.63 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19275 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 1.70 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19274 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 1.515 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19267 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 2.31 km NNW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19266 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 2.40 km NE of Mercer Island, Washington · 19266 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 1.83 km WSW of Seattle, Washington · 19265 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 1.90 km NW of Seattle, Washington · 19265 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 1.73 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19265 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 2.83 km SW of Marrowstone, Washington · 19262 days ago · 45 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 2.10 km NNE of Seattle, Washington · 19322 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.76 km E of Issaquah, Washington · 19327 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.60 km NNE of Seattle, Washington · 19327 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.50 km N of Seattle, Washington · 19329 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.92 km NNE of Normandy Park, Washington · 19331 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.90 km NE of Seattle, Washington · 19333 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.51 km SE of Seattle, Washington · 19333 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.57 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 19333 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.63 km SE of Seattle, Washington · 19335 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.65 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19337 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.64 km S of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 19338 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.85 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 19339 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.60 km ENE of Seattle, Washington · 19340 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.81 km ENE of Seattle, Washington · 19340 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.70 km SE of Seattle, Washington · 19342 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.50 km NNW of Seattle, Washington · 19342 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.66 km SW of Woodway, Washington · 19342 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.31 km ESE of Seattle, Washington · 19343 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.71 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19343 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.82 km W of Medina, Washington · 19344 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10840233. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 8:58 AM UTC.