Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 1 km NNW of White Center, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 1 km NNW of White Center, Washington on Sat, Feb 24, 1973, 3:10 PM PST (23:10 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 7 km W of Lofall, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1973-02-24 23:10:49 UTC
Depth
23.9 km (14.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.530° N, 122.365° 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, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.74 km N of Jamestown, Washington · 19573 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.54 km W of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 19570 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.77 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 19570 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.76 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 19566 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.212 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 19561 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.89 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 19561 days ago · 34 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.93 km W of Hansville, Washington · 19551 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.43 km NNE of Dash Point, Washington · 19550 days ago · 24 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.93 km ENE of McKenna, Washington · 19549 days ago · 31 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.711 km W of Shelton, Washington · 19545 days ago · 41 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.76 km SE of Maplewood, Washington · 19542 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.14 km SW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 19537 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.38 km E of Hobart, Washington · 19536 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.00 km SSE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 19531 days ago · 24 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 3.77 km W of Lofall, Washington · 19531 days ago · 50 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.414 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 19529 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.93 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19528 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.02 km S of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19526 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.21 km N of Issaquah, Washington · 19524 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.71 km SSE of Indianola, Washington · 19521 days ago · 29 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 2.13 km ENE of Seabeck, Washington · 19521 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 2.62 km SSE of DuPont, Washington · 19520 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 1.62 km NNW of Kapowsin, Washington · 19579 days ago · 67 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.67 km SW of North Bend, Washington · 19579 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.516 km N of Hoodsport, Washington · 19581 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 3.87 km W of Home, Washington · 19581 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.18 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 19582 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.53 km NW of Indianola, Washington · 19585 days ago · 22 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.01 km E of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 19588 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.213 km SSW of May Creek, Washington · 19590 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.65 km WSW of Mercer Island, Washington · 19590 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.73 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 19590 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.94 km SSW of Gorst, Washington · 19594 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 3.04 km SW of Southworth, Washington · 19596 days ago · 46 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.71 km E of Sammamish, Washington · 19597 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.18 km SW of Carlsborg, Washington · 19601 days ago · 44 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.27 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19601 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.80 km NNE of City of Sammamish, Washington · 19605 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 1.90 km NNW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19605 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10855883. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:31 AM UTC.