Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 15 km ENE of Greenwater, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 15 km ENE of Greenwater, Washington on Fri, Oct 6, 2000, 12:02 PM PDT (19:02 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 6 km WSW of Packwood, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2000-10-06 19:02:49 UTC
Depth
-1.3 km (-0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.184° N, 121.453° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
131°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.526 km N of Packwood, Washington · 9487 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.530 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9484 days ago · -2 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.14 km SW of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 9482 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.210 km E of Nile, Washington · 9482 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.627 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9481 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.5Washington · 9480 days ago · -2 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.817 km SSW of Packwood, Washington · 9477 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9477 days ago · -2 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.012 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 9477 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.63 km NE of Seattle, WA · 9472 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.624 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9470 days ago · -2 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.73 km E of Cathcart, Washington · 9470 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.72 km W of Issaquah, Washington · 9465 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.729 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9462 days ago · -2 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.95 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9460 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9457 days ago · -2 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.52 km NW of Eastmont, Washington · 9457 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.72 km WNW of Eastmont, Washington · 9457 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.712 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 9456 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.4Washington · 9454 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 1.6Washington · 9453 days ago · -2 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 1.51 km E of Navy Yard City, Washington · 9451 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.62 km SW of Ravensdale, Washington · 9449 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9448 days ago · -2 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 2.015 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9448 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 2.515 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9447 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 1.715 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9447 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 1.516 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9447 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 1.515 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9446 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 1.616 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9446 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9444 days ago · -2 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 1.713 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 9440 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 2.76 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 9440 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9437 days ago · -2 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 1.514 km SSW of Nile, Washington · 9430 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 1.924 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9493 days ago · -2 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.19 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 9493 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.624 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9493 days ago · -3 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.96 km S of Morton, Washington · 9495 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.523 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9496 days ago · -3 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.513 km NNW of Morton, Washington · 9498 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.913 km WNW of Cliffdell, Washington · 9498 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.113 km WNW of Cliffdell, Washington · 9499 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.512 km WNW of Cliffdell, Washington · 9500 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.70 km NE of Maple Valley, Washington · 9501 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.92 km NE of Parkwood, Washington · 9504 days ago · 47 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.722 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9505 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.516 km NNE of Terrace Heights, Washington · 9505 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9506 days ago · -3 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.02 km W of Des Moines, Washington · 9506 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.52 km WNW of Des Moines, Washington · 9507 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.02 km WNW of Des Moines, Washington · 9507 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9508 days ago · -2 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.824 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9508 days ago · -3 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.929 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 9513 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10503738. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:13 AM UTC.