Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 3 km SSE of Carnation, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 3 km SSE of Carnation, Washington on Sat, Jul 17, 2004, 3:40 AM PDT (10:40 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 7 km NW of Quilcene, 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
2004-07-17 10:40:38 UTC
Depth
18.6 km (11.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.619° N, 121.889° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5Washington · 8112 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.72 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 8111 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.22 km NNW of Mill Creek, Washington · 8110 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.04 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 8103 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.73 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 8102 days ago · 27 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.04 km W of Gorst, Washington · 8102 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.13 km ESE of Dash Point, Washington · 8101 days ago · 27 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.61 km N of Darrington, Washington · 8100 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.516 km SW of Baring, Washington · 8099 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.63 km ESE of Oso, Washington · 8098 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.57 km NW of Quilcene, Washington · 8094 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.04 km W of Fall City, Washington · 8089 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.51 km W of Silvana, Washington · 8089 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.34 km E of Klahanie, Washington · 8089 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.318 km E of Verlot, Washington · 8086 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.86 km ESE of Wilkeson, Washington · 8086 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.60 km NW of Enetai, Washington · 8085 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.62 km ESE of Klahanie, Washington · 8082 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.03 km NE of Wilburton, Washington · 8082 days ago · 24 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.75 km SE of Hobart, Washington · 8081 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 1.517 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8080 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.65 km SSE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 8079 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 1.53 km ENE of Dash Point, Washington · 8078 days ago · 29 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 1.91 km WNW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 8078 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 2.12 km E of Edmonds, Washington · 8078 days ago · 31 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 1.63 km WSW of White Center, Washington · 8077 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 1.717 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 8071 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 1.51 km NNW of Silvana, Washington · 8070 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 2.04 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 8070 days ago · 28 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 1.617 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8069 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 1.75 km NNW of Maplewood, Washington · 8068 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 2.211 km ESE of Ashford, Washington · 8067 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 2.011 km ENE of Enumclaw, Washington · 8065 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 1.59 km WSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 8064 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 1.65 km SE of Oso, Washington · 8060 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 1.51 km E of Maple Valley, Washington · 8060 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 1.55 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 8054 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away

Before

  1. 2.26 km NNW of North Sultan, Washington · 8119 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.611 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 8121 days ago · 27 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.73 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 8121 days ago · 28 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.85 km ESE of Oso, Washington · 8124 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.110 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 8126 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.02 km N of Maple Valley, Washington · 8130 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.01 km N of Big Lake, Washington · 8131 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.21 km N of Big Lake, Washington · 8132 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.77 km S of Lake Morton-Berrydale, Washington · 8135 days ago · 23 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.66 km S of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 8136 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.910 km NE of Verlot, Washington · 8141 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.66 km NE of Verlot, Washington · 8141 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10611653. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:24 PM UTC.