Washington earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 7 km SE of Quilcene, Washington

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 7 km SE of Quilcene, Washington on Sun, Dec 9, 1973, 4:45 AM PST (12:45 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 0 km E of Seattle, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1973-12-09 12:45:12 UTC
Depth
19.6 km (12.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.767° N, 122.809° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
107°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.61 km NW of Duvall, Washington · 19280 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.81 km ENE of Parkwood, Washington · 19279 days ago · 25 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.00 km S of Seattle, Washington · 19275 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.90 km E of Seattle, Washington · 19275 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.00 km N of Seattle, Washington · 19275 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.65 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19275 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.93 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 19274 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.63 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19273 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.70 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19272 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.515 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19265 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.31 km NNW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19264 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.40 km NE of Mercer Island, Washington · 19264 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.83 km WSW of Seattle, Washington · 19263 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.90 km NW of Seattle, Washington · 19263 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.73 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19263 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.83 km SW of Marrowstone, Washington · 19260 days ago · 45 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.72 km NW of Lakeland South, Washington · 19256 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.75 km NNE of Startup, Washington · 19254 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 3.16 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington · 19252 days ago · 48 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.05 km NE of Belfair, Washington · 19251 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 1.97 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 19250 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 1.78 km ENE of Tanner, Washington · 19248 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.72 km E of Seattle, Washington · 19223 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 1.84 km SSE of Seattle, Washington · 19223 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 1.92 km E of City of Sammamish, Washington · 19282 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.92 km NNW of Hunts Point, Washington · 19288 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.87 km SW of Sultan, Washington · 19288 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.92 km SE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19290 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.61 km WNW of Auburn, Washington · 19293 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.81 km ESE of Dash Point, Washington · 19297 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.83 km NW of Home, Washington · 19298 days ago · 42 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.93 km S of Seattle, Washington · 19300 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.90 km S of Seattle, Washington · 19300 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.610 km NNW of Anacortes, Washington · 19305 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.78 km NW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 19305 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.02 km SSE of Coupeville, Washington · 19309 days ago · 32 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10840283. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:35 AM UTC.