M2.5 earthquake 13 km WSW of Marietta, Washington
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 13 km WSW of Marietta, Washington on Sat, Feb 24, 1973, 6:03 PM PST (02:03 UTC), 55 km (34 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
- 1973-02-25 02:03:21 UTC
- Depth
- 54.5 km (33.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.748° N, 122.756° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 278°, 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.56 km NNE of Geneva, Washington · 19566 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.74 km N of Jamestown, Washington · 19562 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.54 km W of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 19559 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.89 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 19550 days ago · 34 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.93 km W of Hansville, Washington · 19540 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.09 km N of Anacortes, Washington · 19534 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10855888. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.