M3.3 earthquake 29 km NE of Yacolt, Washington
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 29 km NE of Yacolt, Washington on Sun, Jan 28, 1973, 3:53 AM PST (11:53 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-01-28 11:53:18 UTC
- Depth
- 2.0 km (1.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.026° N, 122.097° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 304°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.815 km SE of Ashford, Washington · 19583 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.77 km SW of Morton, Washington · 19565 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.531 km S of Mossyrock, Washington · 19565 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.77 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 19559 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.76 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 19555 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.212 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 19550 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.142 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 19549 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10855633. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:41 AM UTC.