Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 2 km SSW of Seattle, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 2 km SSW of Seattle, Washington on Sun, Oct 7, 1973, 6:57 AM PDT (13:57 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 0 km SE of Seattle, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1973-10-07 13:57:06 UTC
Depth
0.2 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.584° N, 122.344° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
118°
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: 50 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.54 km SE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 19348 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.9Puget Sound region, Washington · 19348 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.81 km NW of Seattle, Washington · 19348 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.43 km W of Medina, Washington · 19348 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.52 km W of Medina, Washington · 19348 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.71 km W of Medina, Washington · 19348 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.82 km WNW of Medina, Washington · 19348 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.80 km WNW of Medina, Washington · 19348 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.64 km W of Medina, Washington · 19348 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.82 km W of Medina, Washington · 19348 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.71 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19347 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.31 km ESE of Seattle, Washington · 19346 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.66 km SW of Woodway, Washington · 19346 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.50 km NNW of Seattle, Washington · 19346 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.56 km WNW of Shelton, Washington · 19346 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.70 km SE of Seattle, Washington · 19345 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.81 km ENE of Seattle, Washington · 19344 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.60 km ENE of Seattle, Washington · 19344 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.85 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 19342 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.64 km S of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 19341 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.65 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19341 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 1.63 km SE of Seattle, Washington · 19339 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 1.57 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 19336 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 1.51 km SE of Seattle, Washington · 19336 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.90 km NE of Seattle, Washington · 19336 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 1.92 km NNE of Normandy Park, Washington · 19334 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 1.50 km N of Seattle, Washington · 19333 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 2.60 km NNE of Seattle, Washington · 19331 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 1.76 km E of Issaquah, Washington · 19330 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 2.10 km NNE of Seattle, Washington · 19325 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 1.814 km E of Carnation, Washington · 19323 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 1.61 km WNW of Puyallup, Washington · 19322 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 3.00 km SE of Seattle, Washington · 19321 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 2.30 km N of Seattle, Washington · 19321 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 1.53 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19321 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.93 km ESE of Seattle, Washington · 19321 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 2.17 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19318 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 2.10 km SW of Oak Harbor, Washington · 19318 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 1.91 km NNW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19317 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 2.44 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19316 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 2.02 km SSE of Coupeville, Washington · 19315 days ago · 32 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 2.90 km S of Seattle, Washington · 19306 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 1.93 km S of Seattle, Washington · 19306 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 1.83 km NW of Home, Washington · 19304 days ago · 42 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 1.81 km ESE of Dash Point, Washington · 19303 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 1.61 km WNW of Auburn, Washington · 19299 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 1.92 km SE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19296 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 1.87 km SW of Sultan, Washington · 19294 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 1.92 km NNW of Hunts Point, Washington · 19294 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 2.415 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 19290 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 3.3Puget Sound region, Washington · 19348 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.91 km NNW of Seattle, Washington · 19348 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.00 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19348 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.61 km ENE of Indianola, Washington · 19351 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.64 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19351 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.72 km W of Medina, Washington · 19351 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.84 km N of Hansville, Washington · 19351 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.70 km NE of Seattle, Washington · 19354 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.61 km NNW of Hansville, Washington · 19355 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.710 km SSE of Port Angeles East, Washington · 19356 days ago · 46 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.73 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19356 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.67 km NNE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 19357 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.55 km SSW of Woodway, Washington · 19357 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.11 km SSE of Seattle, Washington · 19357 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.70 km E of Seattle, Washington · 19357 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.22 km N of Seattle, Washington · 19358 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 19358 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.71 km E of Seattle, Washington · 19359 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.60 km E of Seattle, Washington · 19359 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.00 km NNW of Seattle, Washington · 19359 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10857378. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:09 AM UTC.