M1.7 earthquake 1 km WNW of Selah, Washington
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 1 km WNW of Selah, Washington on Thu, Jan 10, 2002, 12:54 PM PST (20:54 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 23 km ENE of Ashford, 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
- 2002-01-10 20:54:24 UTC
- Depth
- 6.5 km (4.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.661° N, 120.549° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 111°
- 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.5Washington · 9023 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.612 km S of Benton City, Washington · 9003 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 8989 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.223 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 8989 days ago · -2 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.523 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 8989 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.021 km NW of Bickleton, Washington · 8987 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.214 km WSW of White Swan, Washington · 8983 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.57 km WNW of Tieton, Washington · 8973 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.910 km WSW of Royal City, Washington · 8970 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10550548. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:29 PM UTC.