Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 7 km ESE of Carnation, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 7 km ESE of Carnation, Washington on Sat, May 19, 1973, 12:09 PM PDT (19:09 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 2 km E of Yarrow Point, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1973-05-19 19:09:15 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.630° N, 121.813° 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 3.7 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
180°
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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.42 km E of Yarrow Point, Washington · 19477 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.81 km E of Yarrow Point, Washington · 19477 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.23 km E of Ravensdale, Washington · 19477 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.812 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 19475 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.95 km NW of Dash Point, Washington · 19472 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.34 km ESE of La Conner, Washington · 19472 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.93 km SSW of Concrete, Washington · 19471 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.84 km SSE of Freeland, Washington · 19470 days ago · 54 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.93 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 19469 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 3.36 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 19463 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.93 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19461 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.53 km WSW of Hansville, Washington · 19461 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.93 km WSW of Wauna, Washington · 19461 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.91 km SSE of Newcastle, Washington · 19461 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.05 km N of Ruston, Washington · 19457 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.63 km SW of Brinnon, Washington · 19455 days ago · 43 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.17 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 19438 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.73 km N of Fife Heights, Washington · 19437 days ago · 36 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.72 km WSW of Medina, Washington · 19429 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 2.03 km ESE of Issaquah, Washington · 19484 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.83 km NE of Redmond, Washington · 19488 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.213 km SSW of Gold Bar, Washington · 19489 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.80 km ENE of White Center, Washington · 19490 days ago · 27 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.66 km SSW of Hansville, Washington · 19493 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.97 km ESE of Quilcene, Washington · 19496 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.64 km ENE of Allyn, Washington · 19502 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.80 km SSW of Mercer Island, Washington · 19502 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.64 km NNW of Gorst, Washington · 19503 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.615 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 19503 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.14 km ESE of Kingston, Washington · 19504 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.62 km SSE of DuPont, Washington · 19509 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.13 km ENE of Seabeck, Washington · 19510 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.71 km SSE of Indianola, Washington · 19510 days ago · 29 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.21 km N of Issaquah, Washington · 19513 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10856233. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:45 AM UTC.