M1.7 earthquake 1 km S of Kendall, Washington
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 1 km S of Kendall, Washington on Tue, Sep 17, 1974, 6:36 AM PDT (13:36 UTC), 15 km (10 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 16 km E of North Saanich, Canada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-09-17 13:36:37 UTC
- Depth
- 15.4 km (9.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.906° N, 122.138° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 243°, 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.311 km NNE of Jamestown, Washington · 18994 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.04 km SSW of Ault Field, Washington · 18966 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.516 km E of North Saanich, Canada · 18963 days ago · 54 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.27 km W of Sumas, Washington · 18952 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.21 km NNW of Hamilton, Washington · 18949 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
Before
- 1.75 km E of Alger, Washington · 19009 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.816 km NE of Jamestown, Washington · 19021 days ago · 52 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.818 km ENE of North Saanich, Canada · 19031 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.93 km E of La Conner, Washington · 19031 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10859488. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:08 PM UTC.