Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 3 km WSW of Rosedale, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 3 km WSW of Rosedale, Washington on Thu, Jul 21, 1977, 2:16 AM PDT (09:16 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 5 km NW of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1977-07-21 09:16:40 UTC
Depth
19.1 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.320° N, 122.691° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.02 km W of Artondale, Washington · 17969 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.80 km WNW of Normandy Park, Washington · 17967 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 3.75 km NW of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 17967 days ago · 53 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.013 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 17961 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.916 km WNW of Packwood, Washington · 17961 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.02 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 17961 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.65 km S of Gorst, Washington · 17959 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.13 km SSW of Redmond, Washington · 17957 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.70 km W of Alderwood Manor, Washington · 17956 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.51 km NNE of Lynnwood, Washington · 17956 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.55 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 17954 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.74 km NE of Kingston, Washington · 17953 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.55 km NNW of Port Townsend, Washington · 17951 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.52 km NNE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 17950 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.71 km WNW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 17948 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.75 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 17947 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.43 km S of Woods Creek, Washington · 17943 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.36 km SE of Marrowstone, Washington · 17941 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.917 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 17936 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.515 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 17935 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 1.52 km NW of Snoqualmie, Washington · 17933 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 1.72 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 17927 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.74 km NW of Federal Way, Washington · 17925 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 3.46 km SSE of Bucoda, Washington · 17923 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 2.115 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 17921 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 1.56 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 17917 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 2.27 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 17916 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 2.06 km N of Mossyrock, Washington · 17913 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 2.18 km NNE of Mossyrock, Washington · 17912 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 2.52 km WNW of Clearview, Washington · 17972 days ago · 55 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.53 km ESE of Fall City, Washington · 17972 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.92 km ESE of Belfair, Washington · 17973 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.34 km SW of Orting, Washington · 17974 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 3.34 km N of Duvall, Washington · 17977 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.711 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 17979 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.25 km SSE of Seabeck, Washington · 17979 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.710 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 17979 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.56 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 17981 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.910 km WSW of Porter, Washington · 17990 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.71 km NNE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 17998 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.011 km WSW of Porter, Washington · 17999 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.56 km WNW of Belfair, Washington · 18000 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.83 km NNE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 18000 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.52 km W of Mercer Island, Washington · 18000 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10844188. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:21 PM UTC.