Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck in Washington on Sat, Jul 17, 2004, 6:15 AM PDT (13:15 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 16 km ENE of Packwood, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2004-07-17 13:15:44 UTC
Depth
-0.6 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.871° N, 121.741° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.72 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 8111 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.04 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 8103 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.73 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 8102 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.13 km ESE of Dash Point, Washington · 8101 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.516 km SW of Baring, Washington · 8099 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.62 km NW of Nile, Washington · 8098 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.822 km N of Trout Lake, Washington · 8094 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.04 km W of Fall City, Washington · 8089 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.34 km E of Klahanie, Washington · 8088 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.86 km ESE of Wilkeson, Washington · 8086 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 8086 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.62 km ESE of Klahanie, Washington · 8081 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 4.016 km ENE of Packwood, Washington · 8081 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 116
  14. 2.03 km NE of Wilburton, Washington · 8081 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.75 km SE of Hobart, Washington · 8081 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.517 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8080 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.53 km ENE of Dash Point, Washington · 8078 days ago · 29 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.63 km WSW of White Center, Washington · 8077 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.215 km NE of Packwood, Washington · 8074 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.717 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 8071 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 2.04 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 8070 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.617 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8069 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 1.75 km NNW of Maplewood, Washington · 8068 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 2.211 km ESE of Ashford, Washington · 8067 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 2.011 km ENE of Enumclaw, Washington · 8064 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 1.51 km E of Maple Valley, Washington · 8059 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 1.55 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 8054 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 1.79 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 8054 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 1.73 km SSE of Carnation, Washington · 8112 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.73 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 8121 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.110 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 8125 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.02 km N of Maple Valley, Washington · 8130 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.516 km W of Packwood, Washington · 8133 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.316 km W of Packwood, Washington · 8133 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 3.917 km W of Packwood, Washington · 8133 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 173
  8. 1.77 km S of Lake Morton-Berrydale, Washington · 8135 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.66 km S of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 8135 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.616 km W of Packwood, Washington · 8138 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10611688. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:35 AM UTC.