Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 1 km SSE of Echo Lake, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 1 km SSE of Echo Lake, Washington on Wed, Feb 7, 2001, 11:54 PM PST (07:54 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.8 The 2001 Nisqually, Washington Earthquake. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2001-02-08 07:54:48 UTC
Depth
22.2 km (13.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.769° N, 122.037° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.15 km S of Fall City, Washington · 9358 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 50
  2. 2.51 km WSW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 9353 days ago · 24 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.22 km W of Issaquah, Washington · 9349 days ago · 22 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.510 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 9349 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.53 km WNW of Mirrormont, Washington · 9347 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.76 km NW of Marblemount, Washington · 9346 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 6.8The 2001 Nisqually, Washington Earthquake · 9344 days ago · 52 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 10,725
  8. 1.75 km W of Belfair, Washington · 9344 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 3.43 km ESE of Longbranch, Washington · 9344 days ago · 54 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.73 km SSE of Longbranch, Washington · 9344 days ago · 51 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.92 km SE of Ravensdale, Washington · 9343 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.57 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 9342 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.72 km WNW of Hat Island, Washington · 9340 days ago · 54 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.22 km SE of Ravensdale, Washington · 9339 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.66 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 9338 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.67 km SSE of Monroe, Washington · 9336 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.50 km S of Maple Valley, Washington · 9335 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.73 km NNE of Belfair, Washington · 9335 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.94 km NNW of Fall City, Washington · 9334 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.01 km WSW of Medina, Washington · 9333 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 1.68 km ENE of Duvall, Washington · 9333 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 1.92 km SW of Suquamish, Washington · 9333 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.21 km ESE of West Lake Sammamish, Washington · 9329 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 1.5Puget Sound region, Washington · 9320 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 1.92 km SSE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 9313 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 1.55 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 9313 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 1.71 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington · 9309 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 1.53 km SE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 9309 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 1.66 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 9308 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 1.72 km W of North Bend, Washington · 9308 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 2.32 km W of Des Moines, Washington · 9375 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.65 km SSW of Camano, Washington · 9385 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10521498. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:01 AM UTC.