Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 7 km N of Brinnon, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7 km N of Brinnon, Washington on Sat, Jul 24, 1971, 7:05 AM PDT (14:05 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 3 km NW of Kingston, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1971-07-24 14:05:59 UTC
Depth
16.6 km (10.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.750° N, 122.880° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
153°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.33 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 20149 days ago · 24 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.62 km S of Canterwood, Washington · 20140 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.212 km E of Carnation, Washington · 20136 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.86 km WSW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 20136 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.010 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 20135 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 3.10 km WSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20132 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.31 km NNE of Beaux Arts Village, WA · 20131 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.26 km S of Hansville, Washington · 20129 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.80 km ESE of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20127 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.97 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 20126 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.02 km SSE of Des Moines, Washington · 20124 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.65 km NNE of Hoodsport, Washington · 20118 days ago · 40 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.96 km WSW of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 20116 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.68 km NNE of Hoodsport, Washington · 20115 days ago · 44 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.61 km SE of Burley, Washington · 20112 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.618 km N of Jamestown, Washington · 20106 days ago · 49 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.25 km E of Coupeville, Washington · 20105 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.75 km NE of Woods Creek, Washington · 20103 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 3.50 km ESE of Mercer Island, Washington · 20102 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.92 km SE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 20101 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.01 km NNE of Mercer Island, Washington · 20101 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 2.30 km NW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20101 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 2.43 km E of Pacific, Washington · 20099 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 1.510 km NW of Brinnon, Washington · 20091 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 1.94 km NNE of Seattle, Washington · 20091 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 2.24 km SE of Riverbend, Washington · 20089 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 2.56 km ENE of Lofall, Washington · 20154 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.33 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 20155 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.01 km NE of Mercer Island, Washington · 20161 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.61 km SW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20169 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.91 km SW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20170 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 3.30 km E of Mercer Island, Washington · 20177 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.63 km ENE of White Center, Washington · 20177 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.30 km NNE of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20178 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.00 km WNW of Newport, Washington · 20178 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 3.0Puget Sound region, Washington · 20178 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.70 km SSE of Wilburton, Washington · 20179 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10839398. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:35 AM UTC.