Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 3 km E of Cathcart, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 3 km E of Cathcart, Washington on Thu, Oct 26, 2000, 12:52 AM PDT (07:52 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 7 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2000-10-26 07:52:15 UTC
Depth
17.9 km (11.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.845° N, 122.051° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
119°
Stations used
11

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10510148. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:06 AM UTC.