Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 6 km NW of Friday Harbor, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6 km NW of Friday Harbor, Washington on Tue, Sep 11, 1973, 3:49 PM PDT (22:49 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 16 km W of Quilcene, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1973-09-11 22:49:52 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.577° N, 123.068° 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 4.2 km horizontally, 8.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
193°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55 km N of Marrowstone, Washington · 19366 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.116 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 19366 days ago · 45 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.34 km SW of Geneva, Washington · 19364 days ago · 24 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.815 km NNE of Oak Bay, Canada · 19356 days ago · 50 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.67 km NNE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 19351 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.710 km SSE of Port Angeles East, Washington · 19350 days ago · 46 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.61 km NNW of Hansville, Washington · 19349 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.78 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 19347 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.84 km N of Hansville, Washington · 19346 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.64 km S of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 19336 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.10 km SW of Oak Harbor, Washington · 19312 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.95 km ESE of Alger, Washington · 19312 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.02 km SSE of Coupeville, Washington · 19310 days ago · 32 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 1.98 km NW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 19369 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.45 km ESE of Nooksack, Washington · 19369 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.85 km ESE of Nooksack, Washington · 19370 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.15 km ESE of Port Townsend, Washington · 19376 days ago · 59 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.311 km SW of Concrete, Washington · 19376 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.012 km SE of Hamilton, Washington · 19379 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.313 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 19382 days ago · 48 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.90 km NW of Edmonds, Washington · 19393 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10857038. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:53 PM UTC.