M1.5 earthquake 6 km ESE of Forks, Washington
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 6 km ESE of Forks, Washington on Mon, Jul 2, 1973, 5:34 AM PDT (12:34 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 31 km NE of Amanda Park, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-07-02 12:34:59 UTC
- Depth
- 25.1 km (15.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.932° N, 124.304° 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 6.2 km horizontally, 10.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 272°, 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.50 km WSW of Oak Bay, Canada · 19423 days ago · 47 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.531 km NE of Amanda Park, Washington · 19405 days ago · 46 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.313 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 19388 days ago · 48 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10840188. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:57 AM UTC.