Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 4 km WNW of Dash Point, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 4 km WNW of Dash Point, Washington on Sun, Aug 19, 2001, 6:35 AM PDT (13:35 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 2 km S of Coupeville, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2001-08-19 13:35:57 UTC
Depth
21.1 km (13.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.340° N, 122.482° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.817 km W of Packwood, Washington · 9167 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.73 km NNE of White Center, Washington · 9164 days ago · 30 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.115 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 9161 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.32 km S of Coupeville, Washington · 9152 days ago · 56 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.34 km ESE of Union, Washington · 9151 days ago · 46 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.54 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 9149 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.82 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 9142 days ago · 24 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.92 km ESE of Monroe, Washington · 9114 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 1.81 km SSW of Auburn, Washington · 9173 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.523 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9174 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.56 km S of Baring, Washington · 9177 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.28 km NW of Seattle, Washington · 9178 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.54 km W of Gorst, Washington · 9180 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.24 km SW of Shoreline, Washington · 9190 days ago · 27 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.66 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 9196 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.02 km NNE of Redmond, Washington · 9196 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.23 km NNW of Mirrormont, Washington · 9199 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 4.34 km WSW of DuPont, Washington · 9201 days ago · 52 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 740
  11. 1.63 km S of Seattle, Washington · 9201 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10540313. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:21 PM UTC.