Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 2 km E of Granite Falls, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 2 km E of Granite Falls, Washington on Wed, Nov 7, 2001, 2:30 PM PST (22:30 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 8 km S of Lynden, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2001-11-07 22:30:02 UTC
Depth
-0.7 km (-0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.086° N, 121.936° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.58 km S of Lynden, Washington · 9089 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.71 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 9086 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.76 km S of Darrington, Washington · 9080 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.843 km SE of Marblemount, Washington · 9077 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.1Washington · 9068 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.83 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 9067 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.75 km SE of Quilcene, Washington · 9067 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.88 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9064 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.88 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9064 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.06 km SE of Orcas, Washington · 9062 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.253 km WSW of Twisp, Washington · 9057 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.43 km WNW of Weallup Lake, Washington · 9052 days ago · 22 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.05 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 9047 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.62 km NW of Lake McMurray, Washington · 9047 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.93 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9046 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.60 km NE of Keyport, Washington · 9046 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.52 km ESE of Belfair, Washington · 9044 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.62 km E of Bethel, Washington · 9043 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.61 km SE of Clearview, Washington · 9042 days ago · 24 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 1.92 km S of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 9100 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.31 km SW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9105 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.13 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 9107 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.84 km SSE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 9112 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.56 km SSW of Quilcene, Washington · 9112 days ago · 50 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.242 km SE of Marblemount, Washington · 9115 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.92 km ESE of Monroe, Washington · 9116 days ago · 24 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.93 km NNE of Jamestown, Washington · 9118 days ago · 44 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10539303. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:33 AM UTC.