Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 3 km WSW of Wauna, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 3 km WSW of Wauna, Washington on Sun, Jun 10, 1973, 11:38 PM PDT (06:38 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 24 km WSW of Brinnon, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1973-06-11 06:38:47 UTC
Depth
25.3 km (15.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.370° N, 122.688° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
121°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.91 km SSE of Newcastle, Washington · 19461 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 3.024 km WSW of Brinnon, Washington · 19458 days ago · 49 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.05 km N of Ruston, Washington · 19457 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.63 km SW of Brinnon, Washington · 19455 days ago · 43 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.17 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 19438 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.73 km N of Fife Heights, Washington · 19437 days ago · 36 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.72 km WSW of Medina, Washington · 19429 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 3.917 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 19424 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.417 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 19424 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.917 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 19424 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.50 km W of Auburn, Washington · 19423 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.61 km E of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 19422 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.65 km S of Sultan, Washington · 19421 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.64 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 19421 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.92 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 19420 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.82 km ENE of Lochsloy, Washington · 19418 days ago · 43 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.91 km ESE of Buckley, Washington · 19416 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.72 km SSE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19412 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 1.53 km WSW of Hansville, Washington · 19461 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.93 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19461 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 3.36 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 19463 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.838 km NW of Hoodsport, Washington · 19468 days ago · 45 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.84 km SSE of Freeland, Washington · 19470 days ago · 54 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.95 km NW of Dash Point, Washington · 19472 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.812 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 19475 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.23 km E of Ravensdale, Washington · 19477 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.81 km E of Yarrow Point, Washington · 19477 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.42 km E of Yarrow Point, Washington · 19477 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.07 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 19484 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.03 km ESE of Issaquah, Washington · 19484 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.83 km NE of Redmond, Washington · 19488 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.213 km SSW of Gold Bar, Washington · 19489 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.80 km ENE of White Center, Washington · 19490 days ago · 27 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10856363. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:29 AM UTC.