Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 2 km NNW of Hunts Point, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 2 km NNW of Hunts Point, Washington on Sat, Dec 1, 1973, 3:07 AM PST (11:07 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 15 km NE of Ashford, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1973-12-01 11:07:07 UTC
Depth
0.4 km (0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.666° N, 122.249° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
305°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.415 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 19285 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.92 km E of City of Sammamish, Washington · 19283 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.47 km SE of Quilcene, Washington · 19281 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.61 km NW of Duvall, Washington · 19281 days ago · 23 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.81 km ENE of Parkwood, Washington · 19280 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.812 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 19279 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.00 km S of Seattle, Washington · 19276 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.90 km E of Seattle, Washington · 19276 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.00 km N of Seattle, Washington · 19276 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.65 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19276 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.93 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 19275 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.63 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19274 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.70 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19273 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.515 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19266 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.31 km NNW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19265 days ago · 23 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.40 km NE of Mercer Island, Washington · 19265 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.83 km WSW of Seattle, Washington · 19264 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.90 km NW of Seattle, Washington · 19264 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.73 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19263 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.83 km SW of Marrowstone, Washington · 19260 days ago · 45 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 2.110 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 19258 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 1.72 km NW of Lakeland South, Washington · 19257 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 1.75 km NNE of Startup, Washington · 19255 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 3.16 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington · 19253 days ago · 48 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 2.05 km NE of Belfair, Washington · 19252 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 1.97 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 19251 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 1.78 km ENE of Tanner, Washington · 19249 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 1.811 km WNW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 19247 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 1.91 km W of La Grande, Washington · 19233 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 1.87 km SW of Sultan, Washington · 19289 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.92 km SE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19291 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.61 km WNW of Auburn, Washington · 19294 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.81 km ESE of Dash Point, Washington · 19298 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.83 km NW of Home, Washington · 19299 days ago · 42 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.93 km S of Seattle, Washington · 19301 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.90 km S of Seattle, Washington · 19301 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.02 km SSE of Coupeville, Washington · 19310 days ago · 32 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.44 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19311 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.91 km NNW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19312 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.10 km SW of Oak Harbor, Washington · 19313 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.17 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19313 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.93 km ESE of Seattle, Washington · 19316 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.53 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19316 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.30 km N of Seattle, Washington · 19316 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 3.00 km SE of Seattle, Washington · 19316 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.61 km WNW of Puyallup, Washington · 19317 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.814 km E of Carnation, Washington · 19319 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10840243. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:22 AM UTC.