Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 4 km SSW of Gorst, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 4 km SSW of Gorst, Washington on Thu, Feb 8, 1973, 6:33 PM PST (02:33 UTC), 22 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 6 km SSE of Brady, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1973-02-09 02:33:55 UTC
Depth
21.6 km (13.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.486° N, 122.735° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.66 km SSE of Brady, Washington · 19580 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.65 km WSW of Mercer Island, Washington · 19579 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.213 km SSW of May Creek, Washington · 19579 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.01 km E of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 19577 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.53 km NW of Indianola, Washington · 19574 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.18 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 19571 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 3.87 km W of Home, Washington · 19570 days ago · 21 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.516 km N of Hoodsport, Washington · 19570 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.67 km SW of North Bend, Washington · 19568 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.62 km NNW of Kapowsin, Washington · 19568 days ago · 67 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.11 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 19567 days ago · 24 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.74 km N of Jamestown, Washington · 19562 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.212 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 19550 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.89 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 19550 days ago · 34 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.93 km W of Hansville, Washington · 19540 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.43 km NNE of Dash Point, Washington · 19539 days ago · 24 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.93 km ENE of McKenna, Washington · 19538 days ago · 31 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.711 km W of Shelton, Washington · 19534 days ago · 41 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.76 km SE of Maplewood, Washington · 19531 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.14 km SW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 19526 days ago · 25 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 2.38 km E of Hobart, Washington · 19525 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 3.04 km SW of Southworth, Washington · 19585 days ago · 46 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.71 km E of Sammamish, Washington · 19586 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.18 km SW of Carlsborg, Washington · 19590 days ago · 44 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.27 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19590 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 3.025 km NNE of Amanda Park, Washington · 19593 days ago · 49 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.80 km NNE of City of Sammamish, Washington · 19594 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.90 km NNW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19594 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.03 km ESE of Black Diamond, Washington · 19598 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.64 km WSW of Woodway, Washington · 19600 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.94 km NNW of Woods Creek, Washington · 19607 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 3.44 km NW of Woods Creek, Washington · 19607 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.25 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19609 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.66 km W of Lofall, Washington · 19609 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10855758. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:26 AM UTC.