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M1.7 earthquake 1 km NW of Vantage, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 1 km NW of Vantage, Washington on Thu, Aug 5, 2004, 9:48 AM PDT (16:48 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 0 km N of Entiat, 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
2004-08-05 16:48:08 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.954° N, 120.001° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
19

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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.74 km SE of Entiat, Washington · 8070 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.98 km WSW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 8069 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.51 km N of Vantage, Washington · 8068 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.314 km NNE of Nile, Washington · 8051 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.40 km N of Entiat, Washington · 8051 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.511 km SSW of Benton City, Washington · 8049 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.84 km N of Waterville, Washington · 8044 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.83 km NNE of Yakima, Washington · 8044 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.78 km WSW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 8041 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 1.59 km NNW of Entiat, Washington · 8095 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.62 km NW of Nile, Washington · 8099 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.79 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 8103 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.79 km WSW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 8108 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.61 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 8116 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10607328. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:25 AM UTC.