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M1.7 earthquake 26 km SSE of Greenwater, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 26 km SSE of Greenwater, Washington on Tue, Jan 30, 2001, 10:07 AM PST (18:07 UTC), 4 km (2 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, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2001-01-30 18:07:54 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.929° N, 121.551° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.223 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9374 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.723 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 9370 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.914 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 9369 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.511 km S of Kittitas, Washington · 9369 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.111 km SSW of Kittitas, Washington · 9369 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9361 days ago · -2 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 3.15 km S of Fall City, Washington · 9361 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 50
  8. 1.53 km WSW of Ellensburg, Washington · 9360 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.22 km W of Issaquah, Washington · 9351 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.510 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 9351 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.26 km E of Ashford, Washington · 9351 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.53 km WNW of Mirrormont, Washington · 9349 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 6.8The 2001 Nisqually, Washington Earthquake · 9347 days ago · 52 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 10,725
  14. 3.43 km ESE of Longbranch, Washington · 9346 days ago · 54 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.73 km SSE of Longbranch, Washington · 9346 days ago · 51 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.92 km SE of Ravensdale, Washington · 9345 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 9344 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.57 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 9344 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.22 km SE of Ravensdale, Washington · 9341 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.66 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 9340 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 2.50 km S of Maple Valley, Washington · 9338 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 2.94 km NNW of Fall City, Washington · 9336 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 2.01 km WSW of Medina, Washington · 9335 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 1.68 km ENE of Duvall, Washington · 9335 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 2.14 km SSE of Nile, Washington · 9333 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 2.21 km ESE of West Lake Sammamish, Washington · 9331 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 2.929 km SW of White Swan, Washington · 9326 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 1.912 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 9323 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 1.725 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9316 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 2.32 km W of Des Moines, Washington · 9377 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.123 km S of Morton, Washington · 9380 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.74 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 9399 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.726 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9400 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.63 km W of Southworth, Washington · 9405 days ago · 27 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10529188. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:34 AM UTC.