Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 23 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 23 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington on Mon, Feb 5, 2001, 12:52 AM PST (08:52 UTC), 16 km (10 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
2001-02-05 08:52:13 UTC
Depth
15.6 km (9.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.342° N, 122.353° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
133°
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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9359 days ago · -2 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.26 km E of Ashford, Washington · 9349 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 6.8The 2001 Nisqually, Washington Earthquake · 9344 days ago · 52 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 10,725
  4. 3.43 km ESE of Longbranch, Washington · 9344 days ago · 54 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.73 km SSE of Longbranch, Washington · 9344 days ago · 51 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 9342 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.39 km NW of Parkdale, Oregon · 9336 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.532 km ENE of Amboy, Washington · 9327 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.831 km ENE of Amboy, Washington · 9327 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.912 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 9320 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.725 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9314 days ago · -2 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9313 days ago · -2 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.87 km NE of East Cathlamet, Washington · 9312 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.632 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 9309 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 2.223 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9372 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.726 km SSE of Greenwater, Washington · 9374 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.123 km S of Morton, Washington · 9378 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.08 km SW of Felida, Washington · 9392 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10520258. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:18 AM UTC.