Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 11 km S of Darrington, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 11 km S of Darrington, Washington on Tue, Aug 7, 1973, 4:57 AM PDT (11:57 UTC), 1 km (1 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
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1973-08-07 11:57:41 UTC
Depth
1.1 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.148° N, 121.599° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
266°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 54 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.71 km NNE of Woods Creek, Washington · 19399 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.90 km NW of Edmonds, Washington · 19393 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.72 km NW of Ravensdale, Washington · 19391 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.70 km E of Mill Creek East, Washington · 19386 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.81 km ENE of Silver Firs, Washington · 19385 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.61 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 19381 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.66 km ESE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 19381 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.53 km W of Hunts Point, Washington · 19380 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.54 km WSW of Seattle, Washington · 19380 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.52 km W of Seattle, Washington · 19379 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.90 km ENE of Seattle, Washington · 19379 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.53 km NNW of Seattle, Washington · 19379 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.012 km SE of Hamilton, Washington · 19379 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.83 km NNE of Seattle, Washington · 19378 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.02 km WNW of Seattle, Washington · 19378 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.63 km WNW of Seattle, Washington · 19377 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.311 km SW of Concrete, Washington · 19376 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 3.727 km E of Darrington, Washington · 19376 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.15 km ESE of Port Townsend, Washington · 19376 days ago · 59 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.95 km WSW of Seattle, Washington · 19375 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.44 km NW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 19375 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 2.80 km NNE of Enetai, Washington · 19372 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.81 km SE of Enetai, Washington · 19372 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 2.70 km ENE of Enetai, Washington · 19372 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 1.91 km ESE of Enetai, Washington · 19372 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.85 km ESE of Nooksack, Washington · 19370 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 2.45 km ESE of Nooksack, Washington · 19369 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.73 km ENE of Mirrormont, Washington · 19368 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.55 km N of Marrowstone, Washington · 19366 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 1.66 km WSW of Seattle, Washington · 19366 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 2.41 km NE of Shoreline, Washington · 19364 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 2.34 km SW of Geneva, Washington · 19364 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 1.54 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19363 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 2.29 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 19358 days ago · 81 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 1.91 km ENE of Seattle, Washington · 19355 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 2.40 km NE of Seattle, Washington · 19354 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 2.80 km N of Seattle, Washington · 19354 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 2.32 km ESE of Seattle, Washington · 19353 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 2.00 km NNW of Seattle, Washington · 19353 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 1.60 km E of Seattle, Washington · 19353 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 1.71 km E of Seattle, Washington · 19353 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 1.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 19353 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 2.22 km N of Seattle, Washington · 19353 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 1.70 km E of Seattle, Washington · 19352 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 2.11 km SSE of Seattle, Washington · 19352 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 1.55 km SSW of Woodway, Washington · 19352 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 1.67 km NNE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 19351 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 1.73 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19351 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 1.61 km NNW of Hansville, Washington · 19349 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 1.70 km NE of Seattle, Washington · 19348 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 2.84 km N of Hansville, Washington · 19345 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 1.72 km W of Medina, Washington · 19345 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 1.64 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19345 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 1.61 km ENE of Indianola, Washington · 19345 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 2.72 km SSE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19413 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.12 km N of Burlington, Washington · 19415 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.82 km ENE of Lochsloy, Washington · 19418 days ago · 43 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.55 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 19419 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.64 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 19421 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.65 km S of Sultan, Washington · 19421 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.61 km E of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 19422 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.72 km WSW of Medina, Washington · 19429 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10856688. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.