Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5 km SE of Quilcene, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km SE of Quilcene, Washington on Wed, Dec 5, 2001, 2:11 PM PST (22:11 UTC), 25 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 3 km WSW of Jamestown, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2001-12-05 22:11:50 UTC
Depth
24.5 km (15.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.782° N, 122.823° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.88 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9063 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.88 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9063 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.06 km SE of Orcas, Washington · 9060 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.43 km WNW of Weallup Lake, Washington · 9050 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.05 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 9045 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.62 km NW of Lake McMurray, Washington · 9045 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.93 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9045 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.60 km NE of Keyport, Washington · 9044 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.52 km ESE of Belfair, Washington · 9042 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.62 km E of Bethel, Washington · 9041 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.61 km SE of Clearview, Washington · 9040 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.93 km WSW of Jamestown, Washington · 9031 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.80 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 9023 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.76 km W of Burley, Washington · 9023 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.61 km ENE of Bay View, Washington · 9022 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.41 km ESE of Prairie Ridge, Washington · 9013 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.17 km N of Belfair, Washington · 9012 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 2.12 km W of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9010 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 1.83 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 9065 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.1Washington · 9067 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.71 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 9084 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.72 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 9093 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10548798. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:09 PM UTC.