M2.5 earthquake 6 km NNE of Geneva, Washington
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 6 km NNE of Geneva, Washington on Mon, Feb 26, 1973, 12:41 PM PST (20:41 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 4 km N of Jamestown, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-02-26 20:41:07 UTC
- Depth
- 8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.801° N, 122.369° 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 1.8 km horizontally
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 265°, poorly surrounded by stations
- 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.74 km N of Jamestown, Washington · 19563 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.54 km W of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 19560 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.89 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 19551 days ago · 34 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.93 km W of Hansville, Washington · 19541 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.09 km N of Anacortes, Washington · 19534 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10855893. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:36 AM UTC.