M1.7 earthquake 5 km NNE of Waterville, Washington
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km NNE of Waterville, Washington on Sun, Dec 22, 1991, 4:32 PM PST (00:32 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 4 km WNW of Waterville, 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, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-12-23 00:32:52 UTC
- Depth
- 4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.692° N, 120.037° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 61°
- Stations used
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.08 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 12701 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.9Washington · 12700 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.110 km NNW of Malott, Washington · 12684 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.95 km NW of Waterville, Washington · 12677 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.522 km ENE of Moses Lake, Washington · 12671 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.44 km WNW of Waterville, Washington · 12671 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.36 km S of Chelan Falls, Washington · 12658 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10288108. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:37 PM UTC.