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M3.8 earthquake 7 km W of Home, Washington

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 7 km W of Home, Washington on Wed, Feb 21, 1973, 8:47 PM PST (04:47 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1973-02-22 04:47:17 UTC
Depth
20.9 km (13.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.270° N, 122.856° 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, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
141°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.516 km N of Hoodsport, Washington · 19570 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.67 km SW of North Bend, Washington · 19568 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.62 km NNW of Kapowsin, Washington · 19568 days ago · 67 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.11 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 19567 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.77 km SW of Morton, Washington · 19565 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.77 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 19559 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.76 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 19555 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.212 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 19550 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.93 km W of Hansville, Washington · 19540 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.43 km NNE of Dash Point, Washington · 19539 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.93 km ENE of McKenna, Washington · 19538 days ago · 31 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.711 km W of Shelton, Washington · 19534 days ago · 41 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.76 km SE of Maplewood, Washington · 19531 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.14 km SW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 19526 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.38 km E of Hobart, Washington · 19525 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.110 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 19524 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.00 km SSE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 19520 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 3.77 km W of Lofall, Washington · 19520 days ago · 50 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.414 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 19518 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.93 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19517 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 2.02 km S of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19515 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 2.21 km N of Issaquah, Washington · 19513 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 1.71 km SSE of Indianola, Washington · 19510 days ago · 29 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 2.18 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 19571 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.53 km NW of Indianola, Washington · 19574 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.01 km E of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 19577 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.65 km WSW of Mercer Island, Washington · 19579 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.66 km SSE of Brady, Washington · 19580 days ago · 28 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.94 km SSW of Gorst, Washington · 19583 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.815 km SE of Ashford, Washington · 19583 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 3.04 km SW of Southworth, Washington · 19585 days ago · 46 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.71 km E of Sammamish, Washington · 19586 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.18 km SW of Carlsborg, Washington · 19590 days ago · 44 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.27 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19590 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 3.025 km NNE of Amanda Park, Washington · 19593 days ago · 49 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.80 km NNE of City of Sammamish, Washington · 19594 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.90 km NNW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19594 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.03 km ESE of Black Diamond, Washington · 19598 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.77 km SSW of Mossyrock, Washington · 19599 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.64 km WSW of Woodway, Washington · 19600 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10855853. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:16 AM UTC.