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M1.7 earthquake 0 km NNE of Duvall, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 0 km NNE of Duvall, Washington on Tue, Aug 4, 1981, 3:14 PM PDT (22:14 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 4 km NNE of Tracyton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-08-04 22:14:06 UTC
Depth
-0.5 km (-0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.750° N, 121.983° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.44 km NNE of Tracyton, Washington · 16481 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.923 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16476 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.913 km NNE of Hamilton, Washington · 16475 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.04 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 16471 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.12 km WNW of Home, Washington · 16462 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.914 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16460 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.31 km SSE of Lakeland North, Washington · 16452 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.521 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16451 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.44 km WSW of Chico, Washington · 16448 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.518 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16445 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.62 km SSW of Parkland, Washington · 16443 days ago · 53 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.919 km NNE of Index, Washington · 16439 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.77 km S of Oso, Washington · 16435 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.73 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16433 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.91 km S of Hobart, Washington · 16430 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.82 km S of Mercer Island, Washington · 16429 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.93 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16425 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.82 km ENE of Indianola, Washington · 16424 days ago · 22 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 1.913 km WSW of Brinnon, Washington · 16485 days ago · 43 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.516 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16487 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.93 km W of Fobes Hill, Washington · 16490 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.68 km ESE of McKenna, Washington · 16491 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.83 km NNE of Crocker, Washington · 16494 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.04 km W of Darrington, Washington · 16503 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.95 km NW of Wauna, Washington · 16510 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.87 km E of Carnation, Washington · 16513 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.73 km W of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 16513 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10124978. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:28 AM UTC.