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M1.7 earthquake 1 km NNE of Bothell, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 1 km NNE of Bothell, Washington on Tue, Oct 19, 1999, 12:18 AM PDT (07:18 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 2 km SW of Monroe North, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1999-10-19 07:18:41 UTC
Depth
27.0 km (16.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.777° N, 122.200° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
41°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.60 km NNE of Lyman, Washington · 9836 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.63 km NE of Woods Creek, Washington · 9834 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.64 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 9832 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.610 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 9832 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.51 km WNW of Lea Hill, Washington · 9831 days ago · 63 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.50 km W of Lyman, Washington · 9825 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.63 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 9817 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.52 km SW of Monroe North, Washington · 9808 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.826 km NNE of Index, Washington · 9807 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.06 km SSE of Vashon, Washington · 9796 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.93 km ENE of Monroe North, Washington · 9791 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.113 km W of Greenwater, Washington · 9788 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 1.62 km N of Gorst, Washington · 9851 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.511 km E of Enumclaw, Washington · 9855 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.01 km ENE of Bellevue, Washington · 9860 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.19 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 9865 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.79 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 9865 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.8Washington · 9865 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10482548. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 10:40 PM UTC.