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M3.1 earthquake 6 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 6 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington on Sun, Jan 6, 1974, 5:33 AM PDT (12:33 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1974-01-06 12:33:35 UTC
Depth
48.1 km (29.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.767° N, 122.834° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.1 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
109°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.05 km NE of Belfair, Washington · 19252 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.97 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 19251 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.78 km ENE of Tanner, Washington · 19249 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.72 km E of Seattle, Washington · 19224 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.84 km SSE of Seattle, Washington · 19224 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.54 km NNW of Skokomish, Washington · 19220 days ago · 42 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.13 km N of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington · 19217 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.83 km S of Mercer Island, Washington · 19217 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.82 km WSW of Eastmont, Washington · 19204 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.7Puget Sound region, Washington · 19203 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.83 km NNE of Echo Lake, Washington · 19201 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.8Puget Sound region, Washington · 19193 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 1.75 km NNE of Startup, Washington · 19254 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.72 km NW of Lakeland South, Washington · 19257 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.83 km SW of Marrowstone, Washington · 19260 days ago · 45 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.73 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19263 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.90 km NW of Seattle, Washington · 19263 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.83 km WSW of Seattle, Washington · 19264 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.40 km NE of Mercer Island, Washington · 19264 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.31 km NNW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19264 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.515 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19266 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.70 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19273 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.63 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19274 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.93 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 19275 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.65 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19275 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.00 km N of Seattle, Washington · 19275 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.90 km E of Seattle, Washington · 19275 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.00 km S of Seattle, Washington · 19275 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.81 km ENE of Parkwood, Washington · 19280 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.61 km NW of Duvall, Washington · 19280 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.47 km SE of Quilcene, Washington · 19280 days ago · 20 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10858103. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC.