M1.7 earthquake 12 km NNE of Roosevelt, Washington
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12 km NNE of Roosevelt, Washington on Sun, Apr 22, 2001, 11:52 PM PDT (06:52 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 3 km SSE of Gleed, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-04-23 06:52:28 UTC
- Depth
- 14.5 km (9.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.855° N, 120.177° W
- Region
- Oregon
- 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, 0.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 134°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.63 km SSE of Gleed, Washington · 9290 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.23 km ESE of Gleed, Washington · 9290 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.712 km NW of Lonerock, Oregon · 9261 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.96 km SE of Condon, Oregon · 9260 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.98 km ESE of Condon, Oregon · 9255 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.08 km ESE of Condon, Oregon · 9254 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.87 km ESE of Condon, Oregon · 9253 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.57 km ESE of Condon, Oregon · 9238 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.910 km NE of Condon, Oregon · 9236 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.67 km SE of Condon, Oregon · 9235 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10531338. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:31 PM UTC.