Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 6 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington on Sat, Oct 27, 2001, 4:49 PM PDT (23:49 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 13 km N of Naches, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2001-10-27 23:49:43 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.066° N, 121.964° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.31 km SW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9104 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.92 km S of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 9098 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.110 km S of Mossyrock, Washington · 9094 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.617 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 9085 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.71 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 9084 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.613 km N of Naches, Washington · 9084 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.627 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 9065 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.47 km NNW of La Grande, Washington · 9064 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.88 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9063 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.88 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9063 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.93 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9045 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.60 km NE of Keyport, Washington · 9044 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 2.13 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 9105 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 9106 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.125 km ENE of Packwood, Washington · 9114 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.92 km ESE of Monroe, Washington · 9114 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.917 km S of Morton, Washington · 9133 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10544948. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:36 AM UTC.