Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 8 km ENE of Tanner, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 8 km ENE of Tanner, Washington on Wed, Jan 9, 1974, 10:06 PM PDT (05:06 UTC), 10 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 11 km WNW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1974-01-10 05:06:49 UTC
Depth
10.5 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.500° N, 121.636° 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 2.8 km horizontally, 3.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
291°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.811 km WNW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 19246 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.91 km W of La Grande, Washington · 19232 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.72 km E of Seattle, Washington · 19224 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.84 km SSE of Seattle, Washington · 19224 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.13 km N of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington · 19216 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.83 km S of Mercer Island, Washington · 19216 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.82 km WSW of Eastmont, Washington · 19203 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.7Puget Sound region, Washington · 19202 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.83 km NNE of Echo Lake, Washington · 19200 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.8Puget Sound region, Washington · 19192 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 1.97 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 19250 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.05 km NE of Belfair, Washington · 19251 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.16 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington · 19252 days ago · 48 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.75 km NNE of Startup, Washington · 19254 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.72 km NW of Lakeland South, Washington · 19256 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.110 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 19257 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.83 km SW of Marrowstone, Washington · 19260 days ago · 45 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.73 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19263 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.90 km NW of Seattle, Washington · 19263 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.83 km WSW of Seattle, Washington · 19263 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.40 km NE of Mercer Island, Washington · 19264 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.31 km NNW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19264 days ago · 23 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.515 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19265 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.518 km E of Packwood, Washington · 19267 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.70 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19272 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.63 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19273 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.93 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 19275 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.65 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19275 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.00 km N of Seattle, Washington · 19275 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.90 km E of Seattle, Washington · 19275 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10858153. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 AM UTC.