M1.7 earthquake Olympic Peninsula, Washington
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck in the Olympic Peninsula, Washington on Mon, Jul 5, 2004, 10:04 AM PDT (17:04 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 11 km ESE of Humptulips, 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, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-07-05 17:04:42 UTC
- Depth
- -0.7 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.201° N, 123.810° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 158°
- Stations used
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.712 km N of Aberdeen Gardens, Washington · 8118 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.511 km ESE of Humptulips, Washington · 8103 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 44
- 2.211 km ESE of Humptulips, Washington · 8103 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.04 km W of Gorst, Washington · 8102 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.57 km NW of Quilcene, Washington · 8094 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.632 km ESE of Forks, Washington · 8079 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.29 km SSE of Humptulips, Washington · 8077 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.75 km NNW of Maplewood, Washington · 8068 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10606573. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:06 AM UTC.