M3.1 earthquake 2 km WNW of Orcas, Washington
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 2 km WNW of Orcas, Washington on Wed, May 22, 1974, 4:58 AM PDT (11:58 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-05-22 11:58:18 UTC
- Depth
- 13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.612° N, 122.979° 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 2.9 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 190°, poorly surrounded by stations
- 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.810 km NNE of Maple Falls, Washington · 19107 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.39 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 19101 days ago · 53 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.93 km NE of Quilcene, Washington · 19098 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.55 km SW of Lofall, Washington · 19086 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.514 km S of Port Angeles East, Washington · 19081 days ago · 47 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.11 km SE of Port Townsend, Washington · 19072 days ago · 48 km deep · 59 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10858778 (also filed as usp00006f2). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:28 PM UTC.