Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 3 km ENE of Verlot, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 3 km ENE of Verlot, Washington on Mon, Feb 12, 1973, 4:29 PM PST (00:29 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 13 km SSW of May Creek, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1973-02-13 00:29:33 UTC
Depth
12.9 km (8.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.106° N, 121.733° 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 2.9 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
234°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.65 km WSW of Mercer Island, Washington · 19579 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.213 km SSW of May Creek, Washington · 19579 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.01 km E of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 19577 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.53 km NW of Indianola, Washington · 19574 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.67 km SW of North Bend, Washington · 19568 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.11 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 19568 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.56 km NNE of Geneva, Washington · 19566 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.54 km W of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 19559 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.89 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 19550 days ago · 34 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.93 km W of Hansville, Washington · 19540 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.43 km NNE of Dash Point, Washington · 19539 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.09 km N of Anacortes, Washington · 19533 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.14 km SW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 19526 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.38 km E of Hobart, Washington · 19525 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.00 km SSE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 19520 days ago · 24 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 3.77 km W of Lofall, Washington · 19520 days ago · 50 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 3.04 km SW of Southworth, Washington · 19586 days ago · 46 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.71 km E of Sammamish, Washington · 19586 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.27 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19591 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.80 km NNE of City of Sammamish, Washington · 19594 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.90 km NNW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19594 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.03 km ESE of Black Diamond, Washington · 19598 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.64 km WSW of Woodway, Washington · 19600 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.94 km NNW of Woods Creek, Washington · 19607 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 3.44 km NW of Woods Creek, Washington · 19607 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.25 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19609 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10855793. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:59 AM UTC.