M2.3 earthquake 6 km SSE of Kendall, Washington
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 6 km SSE of Kendall, Washington on Tue, Jun 12, 1973, 8:44 AM PDT (15:44 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 5 km SW of Darrington, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-06-12 15:44:27 UTC
- Depth
- 10.2 km (6.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.867° N, 122.092° 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, 4.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 281°, 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.55 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 19419 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.82 km ENE of Lochsloy, Washington · 19417 days ago · 43 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.12 km N of Burlington, Washington · 19414 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.511 km S of Darrington, Washington · 19404 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
Before
- 3.117 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 19466 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.93 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 19469 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.93 km SSW of Concrete, Washington · 19471 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.34 km ESE of La Conner, Washington · 19472 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10856378. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:06 AM UTC.