M1.7 earthquake Washington
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck in Washington on Sun, Jun 24, 1973, 11:54 PM PDT (06:54 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.9 21 km E of Morton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-06-25 06:54:28 UTC
- Depth
- 13.3 km (8.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.102° N, 122.550° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 284°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 3
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.921 km E of Morton, Washington · 19446 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.917 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 19424 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.417 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 19424 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.917 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 19424 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.932 km E of Castle Rock, Washington · 19400 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.913 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 19389 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10856473. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:25 PM UTC.