Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 6 km W of Burley, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km W of Burley, Washington on Wed, Jan 16, 2002, 4:21 PM PST (00:21 UTC), 25 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 23 km ENE of Ashford, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-01-17 00:21:38 UTC
Depth
24.6 km (15.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.422° N, 122.712° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.41 km ESE of Prairie Ridge, Washington · 9013 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.17 km N of Belfair, Washington · 9012 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.12 km W of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9010 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.814 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 9009 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.18 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 9008 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.53 km NNW of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 9004 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 8989 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 3.223 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 8989 days ago · -2 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.523 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 8989 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.77 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 8987 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.72 km WSW of Mill Creek East, Washington · 8986 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.63 km W of Gorst, Washington · 8981 days ago · 21 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.617 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.616 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.59 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 8980 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.02 km WNW of Eastmont, Washington · 8979 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.116 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 8976 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.8Puget Sound region, Washington · 8975 days ago · 28 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.614 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 8973 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.53 km NNW of Fife Heights, Washington · 8972 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 1.9Washington · 8970 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.73 km SW of Gorst, Washington · 8970 days ago · 23 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 1.811 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 8965 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 1.55 km WNW of Burley, Washington · 8964 days ago · 47 km deep · 2 km away

Before

  1. 1.80 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 9023 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.93 km WSW of Jamestown, Washington · 9031 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.716 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9033 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.61 km SE of Clearview, Washington · 9040 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.62 km E of Bethel, Washington · 9041 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.52 km ESE of Belfair, Washington · 9043 days ago · 25 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.60 km NE of Keyport, Washington · 9044 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.93 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9045 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.43 km WNW of Weallup Lake, Washington · 9050 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10552428. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:37 PM UTC.