Washington earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 3 km NNE of Dash Point, Washington

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 3 km NNE of Dash Point, Washington on Sat, Mar 24, 1973, 9:58 PM PST (05:58 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
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1973-03-25 05:58:50 UTC
Depth
23.7 km (14.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.352° N, 122.413° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
177°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.93 km ENE of McKenna, Washington · 19539 days ago · 31 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.711 km W of Shelton, Washington · 19535 days ago · 41 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.76 km SE of Maplewood, Washington · 19533 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.14 km SW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 19527 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.38 km E of Hobart, Washington · 19526 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.110 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 19526 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.00 km SSE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 19521 days ago · 24 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 3.77 km W of Lofall, Washington · 19521 days ago · 50 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.414 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 19520 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.93 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19519 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.02 km S of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19516 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.21 km N of Issaquah, Washington · 19514 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.71 km SSE of Indianola, Washington · 19512 days ago · 29 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.13 km ENE of Seabeck, Washington · 19511 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 2.62 km SSE of DuPont, Washington · 19510 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.14 km ESE of Kingston, Washington · 19505 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.615 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 19504 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.64 km NNW of Gorst, Washington · 19504 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.80 km SSW of Mercer Island, Washington · 19503 days ago · 22 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.64 km ENE of Allyn, Washington · 19503 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 1.97 km ESE of Quilcene, Washington · 19497 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 2.66 km SSW of Hansville, Washington · 19494 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 1.80 km ENE of White Center, Washington · 19491 days ago · 27 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 2.213 km SSW of Gold Bar, Washington · 19490 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 1.83 km NE of Redmond, Washington · 19489 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 2.03 km ESE of Issaquah, Washington · 19485 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 2.07 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 19485 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 1.93 km W of Hansville, Washington · 19541 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.212 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 19552 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.76 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 19556 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.77 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 19560 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.77 km SW of Morton, Washington · 19566 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.11 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 19569 days ago · 24 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.62 km NNW of Kapowsin, Washington · 19569 days ago · 67 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.67 km SW of North Bend, Washington · 19569 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10856023. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:23 PM UTC.