Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 11 km SSE of Mineral, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 11 km SSE of Mineral, Washington on Wed, Feb 2, 2000, 6:30 AM PST (14:30 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 3 km SSW of Easton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2000-02-02 14:30:24 UTC
Depth
17.7 km (11.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.622° N, 122.129° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
41°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.63 km SSW of Easton, Washington · 9723 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.96 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 9718 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.435 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 9716 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.61 km E of SeaTac, Washington · 9715 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.034 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 9714 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.034 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 9714 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.523 km N of Trout Lake, Washington · 9712 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.128 km S of Morton, Washington · 9711 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.828 km S of Morton, Washington · 9711 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.037 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 9710 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 1.63 km W of Black Diamond, Washington · 9741 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.122 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9742 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.82 km ENE of Gig Harbor, Washington · 9748 days ago · 48 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.93 km ENE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 9751 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.53 km NE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 9753 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.53 km NE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 9753 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.61 km NNW of Mirrormont, Washington · 9758 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.512 km NE of Woodland, Washington · 9763 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10491353. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:14 PM UTC.