Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington on Thu, Jun 21, 2001, 12:43 AM PDT (07:43 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 4 km WSW of DuPont, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2001-06-21 07:43:59 UTC
Depth
12.8 km (8.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.549° N, 121.753° 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
±0.03
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.53 km W of Burley, Washington · 9230 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.74 km ENE of Carnation, Washington · 9228 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.60 km N of Newport, Washington · 9227 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 3.311 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 9223 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 20
  5. 1.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 9217 days ago · 23 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.31 km NNE of Boulevard Park, Washington · 9216 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.93 km SW of North Bend, Washington · 9210 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.63 km S of Seattle, Washington · 9201 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.34 km WSW of DuPont, Washington · 9201 days ago · 52 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 740
  10. 2.23 km NNW of Mirrormont, Washington · 9199 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.02 km NNE of Redmond, Washington · 9196 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.24 km SW of Shoreline, Washington · 9190 days ago · 27 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.53 km E of Oso, Washington · 9189 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.54 km W of Gorst, Washington · 9180 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.52 km E of Oso, Washington · 9179 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.28 km NW of Seattle, Washington · 9177 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.56 km S of Baring, Washington · 9177 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.523 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9174 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.81 km SSW of Auburn, Washington · 9173 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 3.22 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 9173 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 1.74 km WNW of Dash Point, Washington · 9173 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 2.114 km ESE of Ashford, Washington · 9232 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.912 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 9233 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.77 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 9233 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.61 km W of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9233 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.22 km N of Enetai, Washington · 9236 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.86 km NE of Riverside, Washington · 9245 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.76 km W of Camano, Washington · 9245 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.722 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9246 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.319 km NNE of Leavenworth, Washington · 9247 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.94 km SSW of Hansville, Washington · 9249 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.81 km SW of Wauna, Washington · 9250 days ago · 46 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.65 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 9252 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.91 km S of Maple Valley, Washington · 9258 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10536208. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:35 AM UTC.