M1.7 earthquake 9 km SW of Concrete, Washington
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 9 km SW of Concrete, Washington on Fri, May 12, 2000, 11:37 PM PDT (06:37 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 9 km SW of Friday Harbor, 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
- 2000-05-13 06:37:10 UTC
- Depth
- 7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.484° N, 121.842° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 106°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.24 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 9635 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.38 km SW of Concrete, Washington · 9613 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.512 km WSW of Skykomish, Washington · 9608 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.59 km SW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 9591 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.73 km WSW of Mukilteo, Washington · 9584 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.75 km SE of Coupeville, Washington · 9579 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10495353. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:21 AM UTC.