M3.1 earthquake 17 km NW of Orcas, Washington
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 17 km NW of Orcas, Washington on Tue, Jun 5, 1973, 5:12 PM PDT (00:12 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-06-06 00:12:06 UTC
- Depth
- 18.9 km (11.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.701° N, 123.129° 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 2.2 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 284°, 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.53 km WSW of Hansville, Washington · 19461 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.36 km SSE of Kendall, Washington · 19460 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.64 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 19421 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.50 km WSW of Oak Bay, Canada · 19417 days ago · 47 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.12 km N of Burlington, Washington · 19414 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10856328. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:09 AM UTC.