M2.4 earthquake 10 km ESE of Deming, Washington
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 10 km ESE of Deming, Washington on Tue, Nov 20, 1973, 5:35 AM PST (13:35 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.8 3 km SW of Marrowstone, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-11-20 13:35:10 UTC
- Depth
- 3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.807° N, 122.079° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 205°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.93 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 19277 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.83 km SW of Marrowstone, Washington · 19262 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away
Before
- 1.610 km NNW of Anacortes, Washington · 19307 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.78 km NW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 19307 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.813 km NNE of Concrete, Washington · 19310 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.02 km SSE of Coupeville, Washington · 19311 days ago · 32 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.95 km ESE of Alger, Washington · 19314 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.10 km SW of Oak Harbor, Washington · 19314 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10857783. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 11:05 AM UTC.