Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 2 km WSW of Medina, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 2 km WSW of Medina, Washington on Thu, Jul 12, 1973, 11:27 PM PDT (06:27 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 17 km ENE of Ashford, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1973-07-13 06:27:58 UTC
Depth
-0.6 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.609° N, 122.260° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
95°
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: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.917 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 19437 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.417 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 19437 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.917 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 19437 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.50 km W of Auburn, Washington · 19436 days ago · 25 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.61 km E of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 19435 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.65 km S of Sultan, Washington · 19434 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.64 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 19434 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.92 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 19433 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.55 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 19432 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.82 km ENE of Lochsloy, Washington · 19431 days ago · 43 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.91 km ESE of Buckley, Washington · 19429 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.12 km N of Burlington, Washington · 19428 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.72 km SSE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19425 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.511 km S of Darrington, Washington · 19417 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.75 km ENE of Sumner, Washington · 19414 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.97 km NNE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 19413 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.71 km NNE of Woods Creek, Washington · 19412 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 3.531 km NE of Amanda Park, Washington · 19412 days ago · 46 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.90 km NW of Edmonds, Washington · 19405 days ago · 23 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.72 km NW of Ravensdale, Washington · 19404 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 1.913 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 19402 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 1.70 km E of Mill Creek East, Washington · 19399 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 2.410 km WNW of Allyn, Washington · 19398 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.70 km SW of Allyn, Washington · 19398 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 1.69 km N of Hoodsport, Washington · 19398 days ago · 40 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.81 km ENE of Silver Firs, Washington · 19398 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 2.313 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 19395 days ago · 48 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 1.61 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 19394 days ago · 25 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 1.66 km ESE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 19393 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 1.53 km W of Hunts Point, Washington · 19393 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.54 km WSW of Seattle, Washington · 19393 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 1.52 km W of Seattle, Washington · 19392 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 1.90 km ENE of Seattle, Washington · 19392 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 1.53 km NNW of Seattle, Washington · 19392 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 2.012 km SE of Hamilton, Washington · 19392 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.83 km NNE of Seattle, Washington · 19391 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 2.02 km WNW of Seattle, Washington · 19391 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 1.63 km WNW of Seattle, Washington · 19390 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 2.311 km SW of Concrete, Washington · 19389 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 2.15 km ESE of Port Townsend, Washington · 19388 days ago · 59 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 1.95 km WSW of Seattle, Washington · 19388 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 2.44 km NW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 19388 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 2.80 km NNE of Enetai, Washington · 19385 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 1.81 km SE of Enetai, Washington · 19385 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 2.70 km ENE of Enetai, Washington · 19385 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 1.91 km ESE of Enetai, Washington · 19385 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 1.73 km N of Fife Heights, Washington · 19450 days ago · 36 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.17 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 19451 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.63 km SW of Brinnon, Washington · 19468 days ago · 43 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.05 km N of Ruston, Washington · 19470 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 3.024 km WSW of Brinnon, Washington · 19471 days ago · 49 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10856538. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:29 AM UTC.