Washington earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 6 km ENE of Fall City, Washington

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Fall City, Washington on Sat, Jun 9, 1973, 4:11 AM PDT (11:11 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 17 km ENE of Ashford, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1973-06-09 11:11:39 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.599° N, 121.812° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
179°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.93 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19461 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.53 km WSW of Hansville, Washington · 19461 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.93 km WSW of Wauna, Washington · 19461 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.91 km SSE of Newcastle, Washington · 19461 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.05 km N of Ruston, Washington · 19457 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.63 km SW of Brinnon, Washington · 19455 days ago · 43 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.17 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 19438 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.73 km N of Fife Heights, Washington · 19437 days ago · 36 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.72 km WSW of Medina, Washington · 19429 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 3.917 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 19423 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.417 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 19423 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.917 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 19423 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.50 km W of Auburn, Washington · 19423 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.61 km E of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 19422 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.65 km S of Sultan, Washington · 19421 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.64 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 19421 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.92 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 19420 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.55 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 19419 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.82 km ENE of Lochsloy, Washington · 19417 days ago · 43 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.91 km ESE of Buckley, Washington · 19416 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 2.72 km SSE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19412 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 1.511 km S of Darrington, Washington · 19404 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 1.93 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 19469 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.84 km SSE of Freeland, Washington · 19470 days ago · 54 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.34 km ESE of La Conner, Washington · 19472 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.95 km NW of Dash Point, Washington · 19472 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.812 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 19474 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.23 km E of Ravensdale, Washington · 19476 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.81 km E of Yarrow Point, Washington · 19477 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.42 km E of Yarrow Point, Washington · 19477 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.07 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 19484 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.03 km ESE of Issaquah, Washington · 19484 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.83 km NE of Redmond, Washington · 19488 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.213 km SSW of Gold Bar, Washington · 19489 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.80 km ENE of White Center, Washington · 19490 days ago · 27 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10856343. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:13 AM UTC.