M2.0 earthquake 4 km WSW of Garrett, Washington
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 4 km WSW of Garrett, Washington on Sun, Jan 28, 1973, 1:38 PM PST (21:38 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-01-28 21:38:44 UTC
- Depth
- 10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.032° N, 118.447° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.25
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 195°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10855638. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:07 AM UTC.