M1.7 earthquake 17 km N of Keller, Washington
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 17 km N of Keller, Washington on Sat, Jan 17, 1987, 4:42 AM PST (12:42 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.2 17 km E of Mansfield, Washington. 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), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-01-17 12:42:47 UTC
- Depth
- -0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.232° N, 118.646° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 196°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.624 km NNE of Keller, Washington · 14491 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.217 km E of Mansfield, Washington · 14478 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10215538. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:34 AM UTC.