Washington earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 0 km SE of Seattle, Washington

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 0 km SE of Seattle, Washington on Sat, Nov 3, 1973, 8:22 AM PST (16:22 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1973-11-03 16:22:01 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.603° N, 122.325° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 3.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.30 km N of Seattle, Washington · 19316 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.53 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19316 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.93 km ESE of Seattle, Washington · 19315 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.17 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19312 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.10 km SW of Oak Harbor, Washington · 19312 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.91 km NNW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19311 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.44 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19311 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.02 km SSE of Coupeville, Washington · 19309 days ago · 32 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.90 km S of Seattle, Washington · 19300 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.93 km S of Seattle, Washington · 19300 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.83 km NW of Home, Washington · 19298 days ago · 42 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.81 km ESE of Dash Point, Washington · 19297 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.61 km WNW of Auburn, Washington · 19293 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.92 km SE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19290 days ago · 24 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.87 km SW of Sultan, Washington · 19288 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.92 km NNW of Hunts Point, Washington · 19288 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.415 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 19284 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.92 km E of City of Sammamish, Washington · 19282 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.47 km SE of Quilcene, Washington · 19280 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.61 km NW of Duvall, Washington · 19280 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 1.81 km ENE of Parkwood, Washington · 19279 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 2.812 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 19278 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 2.00 km S of Seattle, Washington · 19275 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.90 km E of Seattle, Washington · 19275 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 2.00 km N of Seattle, Washington · 19275 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.65 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19275 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 1.93 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 19274 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 1.63 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19273 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 1.70 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19272 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.515 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19265 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 2.31 km NNW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19264 days ago · 23 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 2.40 km NE of Mercer Island, Washington · 19264 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 1.83 km WSW of Seattle, Washington · 19263 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 1.90 km NW of Seattle, Washington · 19263 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.73 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19263 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 2.83 km SW of Marrowstone, Washington · 19260 days ago · 45 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 2.110 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 19257 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.72 km NW of Lakeland South, Washington · 19256 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 1.61 km WNW of Puyallup, Washington · 19316 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.814 km E of Carnation, Washington · 19318 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.10 km NNE of Seattle, Washington · 19320 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.76 km E of Issaquah, Washington · 19325 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.60 km NNE of Seattle, Washington · 19325 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.50 km N of Seattle, Washington · 19327 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.92 km NNE of Normandy Park, Washington · 19329 days ago · 19 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.90 km NE of Seattle, Washington · 19330 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.51 km SE of Seattle, Washington · 19330 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.57 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 19331 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.63 km SE of Seattle, Washington · 19333 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.65 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19335 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.64 km S of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 19336 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.85 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 19337 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.60 km ENE of Seattle, Washington · 19338 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.81 km ENE of Seattle, Washington · 19338 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.70 km SE of Seattle, Washington · 19339 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 1.56 km WNW of Shelton, Washington · 19340 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.50 km NNW of Seattle, Washington · 19340 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.66 km SW of Woodway, Washington · 19340 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10857668. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:19 AM UTC.