Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 0 km SSE of Clyde Hill, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 0 km SSE of Clyde Hill, Washington on Thu, Apr 12, 1973, 8:10 PM PST (04:10 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 7 km W of Lofall, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1973-04-13 04:10:21 UTC
Depth
23.6 km (14.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.626° N, 122.213° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.77 km W of Lofall, Washington · 19529 days ago · 50 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.414 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 19527 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.93 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19526 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.02 km S of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19523 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.21 km N of Issaquah, Washington · 19522 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.71 km SSE of Indianola, Washington · 19519 days ago · 29 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.13 km ENE of Seabeck, Washington · 19519 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.62 km SSE of DuPont, Washington · 19517 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.14 km ESE of Kingston, Washington · 19512 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.615 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 19512 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.64 km NNW of Gorst, Washington · 19511 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.80 km SSW of Mercer Island, Washington · 19511 days ago · 22 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.64 km ENE of Allyn, Washington · 19510 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.711 km WNW of Ault Field, Washington · 19508 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.97 km ESE of Quilcene, Washington · 19504 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.66 km SSW of Hansville, Washington · 19502 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.80 km ENE of White Center, Washington · 19498 days ago · 27 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.213 km SSW of Gold Bar, Washington · 19497 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.83 km NE of Redmond, Washington · 19496 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.03 km ESE of Issaquah, Washington · 19493 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 2.07 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 19492 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 2.42 km E of Yarrow Point, Washington · 19485 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 1.81 km E of Yarrow Point, Washington · 19485 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 2.23 km E of Ravensdale, Washington · 19485 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 2.812 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 19483 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 1.95 km NW of Dash Point, Washington · 19481 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 2.34 km ESE of La Conner, Washington · 19480 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 1.84 km SSE of Freeland, Washington · 19479 days ago · 54 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 1.93 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 19477 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.838 km NW of Hoodsport, Washington · 19477 days ago · 45 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 3.36 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 19471 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 1.93 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19470 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 1.53 km WSW of Hansville, Washington · 19470 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 1.93 km WSW of Wauna, Washington · 19470 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 1.91 km SSE of Newcastle, Washington · 19469 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away

Before

  1. 2.38 km E of Hobart, Washington · 19533 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.14 km SW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 19534 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.76 km SE of Maplewood, Washington · 19540 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.711 km W of Shelton, Washington · 19542 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.93 km ENE of McKenna, Washington · 19546 days ago · 31 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.43 km NNE of Dash Point, Washington · 19548 days ago · 24 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.93 km W of Hansville, Washington · 19548 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.89 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 19558 days ago · 34 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10856068. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:39 PM UTC.