Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 4 km SSE of Freeland, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 4 km SSE of Freeland, Washington on Fri, Jun 1, 1973, 8:34 PM PDT (03:34 UTC), 54 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 3 km NE of Big Lake, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1973-06-02 03:34:13 UTC
Depth
54.1 km (33.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.973° N, 122.507° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
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: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.93 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 19469 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.838 km NW of Hoodsport, Washington · 19469 days ago · 45 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 3.117 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 19467 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 3.36 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 19463 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.93 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19462 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.53 km WSW of Hansville, Washington · 19462 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.93 km WSW of Wauna, Washington · 19461 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.91 km SSE of Newcastle, Washington · 19461 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 3.024 km WSW of Brinnon, Washington · 19458 days ago · 49 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.05 km N of Ruston, Washington · 19458 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.63 km SW of Brinnon, Washington · 19455 days ago · 43 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.17 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 19438 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.73 km N of Fife Heights, Washington · 19437 days ago · 36 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.72 km WSW of Medina, Washington · 19429 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.50 km W of Auburn, Washington · 19423 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.65 km S of Sultan, Washington · 19422 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.64 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 19421 days ago · 18 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.92 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 19420 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.55 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 19419 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.82 km ENE of Lochsloy, Washington · 19418 days ago · 43 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 1.50 km WSW of Oak Bay, Canada · 19418 days ago · 47 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 1.91 km ESE of Buckley, Washington · 19416 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.12 km N of Burlington, Washington · 19415 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 2.72 km SSE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19413 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 1.93 km SSW of Concrete, Washington · 19471 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.34 km ESE of La Conner, Washington · 19472 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.95 km NW of Dash Point, Washington · 19473 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.23 km E of Ravensdale, Washington · 19477 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.81 km E of Yarrow Point, Washington · 19477 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.42 km E of Yarrow Point, Washington · 19477 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.07 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 19484 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.03 km ESE of Issaquah, Washington · 19484 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.83 km NE of Redmond, Washington · 19488 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.213 km SSW of Gold Bar, Washington · 19489 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.80 km ENE of White Center, Washington · 19490 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.66 km SSW of Hansville, Washington · 19493 days ago · 21 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.97 km ESE of Quilcene, Washington · 19496 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.711 km WNW of Ault Field, Washington · 19500 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10840183. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC.