Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 0 km NW of Edmonds, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 0 km NW of Edmonds, Washington on Sat, Aug 18, 1973, 4:02 PM PDT (23:02 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 10 km WNW of Allyn, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1973-08-18 23:02:13 UTC
Depth
22.9 km (14.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.814° N, 122.384° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
102°
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: 85 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.72 km NW of Ravensdale, Washington · 19391 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.70 km E of Mill Creek East, Washington · 19386 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.410 km WNW of Allyn, Washington · 19384 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.70 km SW of Allyn, Washington · 19384 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.69 km N of Hoodsport, Washington · 19384 days ago · 40 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.81 km ENE of Silver Firs, Washington · 19384 days ago · 23 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.313 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 19382 days ago · 48 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.61 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 19381 days ago · 25 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.66 km ESE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 19380 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.53 km W of Hunts Point, Washington · 19380 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.54 km WSW of Seattle, Washington · 19380 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.52 km W of Seattle, Washington · 19379 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.90 km ENE of Seattle, Washington · 19379 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.53 km NNW of Seattle, Washington · 19379 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.012 km SE of Hamilton, Washington · 19378 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.83 km NNE of Seattle, Washington · 19378 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.02 km WNW of Seattle, Washington · 19378 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.63 km WNW of Seattle, Washington · 19377 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.311 km SW of Concrete, Washington · 19376 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 3.727 km E of Darrington, Washington · 19376 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.15 km ESE of Port Townsend, Washington · 19375 days ago · 59 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.95 km WSW of Seattle, Washington · 19375 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 2.44 km NW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 19374 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 2.80 km NNE of Enetai, Washington · 19372 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 1.81 km SE of Enetai, Washington · 19372 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 2.70 km ENE of Enetai, Washington · 19372 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 1.91 km ESE of Enetai, Washington · 19372 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 1.86 km NW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 19368 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 1.73 km ENE of Mirrormont, Washington · 19368 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 1.62 km NNE of Dash Point, Washington · 19368 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 1.55 km N of Marrowstone, Washington · 19366 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 1.66 km WSW of Seattle, Washington · 19365 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 2.116 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 19365 days ago · 45 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 2.41 km NE of Shoreline, Washington · 19364 days ago · 23 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 2.011 km SW of Seabeck, Washington · 19363 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 1.54 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19362 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 2.29 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 19358 days ago · 81 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 1.91 km ENE of Seattle, Washington · 19354 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 2.40 km NE of Seattle, Washington · 19354 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 2.80 km N of Seattle, Washington · 19353 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 2.32 km ESE of Seattle, Washington · 19353 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 2.00 km NNW of Seattle, Washington · 19353 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 1.60 km E of Seattle, Washington · 19353 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 1.71 km E of Seattle, Washington · 19353 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 1.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 19353 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 2.22 km N of Seattle, Washington · 19352 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 1.70 km E of Seattle, Washington · 19352 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 2.11 km SSE of Seattle, Washington · 19351 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 1.55 km SSW of Woodway, Washington · 19351 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 1.67 km NNE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 19351 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 1.73 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19351 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 1.710 km SSE of Port Angeles East, Washington · 19350 days ago · 46 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 1.61 km NNW of Hansville, Washington · 19349 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 1.70 km NE of Seattle, Washington · 19348 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 1.78 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 19347 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 2.84 km N of Hansville, Washington · 19345 days ago · 23 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 1.72 km W of Medina, Washington · 19345 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 1.64 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19345 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 1.61 km ENE of Indianola, Washington · 19345 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 2.00 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19343 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of 85.

Before

  1. 3.531 km NE of Amanda Park, Washington · 19399 days ago · 46 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.71 km NNE of Woods Creek, Washington · 19399 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.97 km NNE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 19400 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.75 km ENE of Sumner, Washington · 19400 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.511 km S of Darrington, Washington · 19404 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.72 km SSE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19412 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.12 km N of Burlington, Washington · 19414 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.91 km ESE of Buckley, Washington · 19416 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.50 km WSW of Oak Bay, Canada · 19417 days ago · 47 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.82 km ENE of Lochsloy, Washington · 19417 days ago · 43 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.55 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 19419 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.92 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 19420 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.64 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 19421 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.65 km S of Sultan, Washington · 19421 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.61 km E of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 19422 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10856748. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:56 AM UTC.