Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5 km ENE of Mineral, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of Mineral, Washington on Sun, Dec 1, 2002, 9:01 AM PST (17:01 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 2 km NNW of Fall City, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-12-01 17:01:24 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.734° N, 122.109° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
32°
Stations used
36

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.522 km WSW of Nile, Washington · 8704 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.67 km WNW of Nile, Washington · 8703 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.516 km S of Morton, Washington · 8702 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.714 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 8702 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.016 km ENE of Kalama, Washington · 8701 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.49 km WSW of Mineral, Washington · 8697 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.622 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 8694 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.827 km ENE of Yacolt, Washington · 8693 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.54 km W of Ashford, Washington · 8688 days ago · 17 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.83 km S of Grapeview, Washington · 8685 days ago · 46 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.04 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 8677 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.73 km SSW of Rosedale, Washington · 8666 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.732 km S of Morton, Washington · 8666 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.11 km SSW of Ames Lake, Washington · 8666 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.52 km NNW of Fall City, Washington · 8660 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.823 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 8657 days ago · -2 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.92 km E of Rosedale, Washington · 8650 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.720 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 8650 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 1.917 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 8708 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.510 km E of Kalama, Washington · 8708 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.611 km E of Kalama, Washington · 8708 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.49 km E of Yacolt, Washington · 8711 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.817 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 8714 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 8716 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.59 km SW of Nile, Washington · 8717 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.64 km WSW of Longview, Washington · 8718 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.627 km ENE of Yacolt, Washington · 8731 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10569548. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:24 AM UTC.