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M1.7 earthquake 4 km W of Ketron, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 4 km W of Ketron, Washington on Fri, Mar 5, 2004, 9:51 AM PST (17:51 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 5 km SW of Sultan, 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
2004-03-05 17:51:09 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.160° N, 122.673° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.513 km ESE of Pe Ell, Washington · 8243 days ago · 51 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.820 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 8242 days ago · 45 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.720 km S of Morton, Washington · 8236 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.917 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8231 days ago · -2 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.63 km SW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 8217 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.73 km NNW of Aberdeen Gardens, Washington · 8215 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.15 km SW of Woodway, Washington · 8215 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.825 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 8214 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.526 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 8214 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.821 km S of Morton, Washington · 8210 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.316 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8205 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.925 km S of Morton, Washington · 8204 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.83 km WSW of Des Moines, Washington · 8204 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.215 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 8203 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.61 km SSW of Ames Lake, Washington · 8202 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.64 km ESE of Elbe, Washington · 8201 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.92 km WNW of Ashford, Washington · 8196 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.55 km SW of Sultan, Washington · 8194 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.32 km SSE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 8190 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.94 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 8190 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 2.65 km W of Hoodsport, Washington · 8256 days ago · 45 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.86 km ENE of Allyn, Washington · 8263 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.73 km SSW of Hoodsport, Washington · 8265 days ago · 46 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.94 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington · 8267 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.621 km SSW of Blyn, Washington · 8271 days ago · 45 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10599003. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:48 PM UTC.