Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 2 km W of Gig Harbor, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 2 km W of Gig Harbor, Washington on Wed, Jul 12, 2000, 10:17 AM PDT (17:17 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 0 km NNE of Riverbend, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2000-07-12 17:17:15 UTC
Depth
46.0 km (28.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.329° N, 122.609° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.24 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 9572 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.72 km WNW of Edmonds, Washington · 9567 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.64 km NE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 9565 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.70 km NNE of Riverbend, Washington · 9558 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.62 km S of DuPont, Washington · 9557 days ago · 39 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.74 km ENE of Hansville, Washington · 9556 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.64 km NE of Redmond, Washington · 9556 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.25 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 9555 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.526 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9555 days ago · -3 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.72 km NW of Mossyrock, Washington · 9552 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.06 km S of Seabeck, WA · 9552 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.52 km NW of Mossyrock, Washington · 9552 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.52 km NNW of Mossyrock, Washington · 9552 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.91 km NW of Mossyrock, Washington · 9551 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.62 km ENE of Keyport, WA · 9550 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9548 days ago · -3 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.819 km N of Packwood, Washington · 9547 days ago · -2 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.612 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 9547 days ago · -2 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.523 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9544 days ago · -3 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.88 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9544 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.22 km ENE of Silver Firs, Washington · 9542 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 1.52 km NW of Mossyrock, Washington · 9541 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.62 km SW of Lynnwood, Washington · 9536 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 1.510 km SSW of Sultan, Washington · 9536 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 1.85 km S of Seabeck, Washington · 9536 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 2.612 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 9536 days ago · 44 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 1.54 km E of Lofall, Washington · 9536 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 1.72 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 9536 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.52 km SE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9534 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 1.76 km S of Seabeck, Washington · 9533 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 1.710 km E of Ashford, Washington · 9533 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.810 km E of Ashford, Washington · 9533 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 1.517 km E of Ashford, Washington · 9532 days ago · -3 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 1.64 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 9527 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9524 days ago · -3 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 1.521 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9523 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 1.74 km W of Gorst, Washington · 9522 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 1.827 km N of Packwood, Washington · 9521 days ago · -3 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 1.61 km SSE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9521 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 1.63 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 9521 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 1.50 km NNW of Everett, Washington · 9520 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 1.75 km SE of Coupeville, Washington · 9577 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.77 km NW of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 9578 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.44 km W of Gorst, Washington · 9581 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.73 km WSW of Mukilteo, Washington · 9582 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.75 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 9585 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.63 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 9587 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.61 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington · 9590 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.02 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington · 9590 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.23 km NE of Seattle, Washington · 9593 days ago · 32 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.93 km NE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 9596 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.65 km W of Lofall, Washington · 9597 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.62 km ENE of White Center, Washington · 9600 days ago · 28 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10504283. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:23 PM UTC.