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M1.7 earthquake 2 km SE of Des Moines, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 2 km SE of Des Moines, Washington on Mon, Feb 26, 2007, 7:27 AM PST (15:27 UTC), 2 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 6 km SE of Skokomish, 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
2007-02-26 15:27:08 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.388° N, 122.302° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66 km E of Mossyrock, Washington · 7150 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.67 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 7143 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.83 km SE of Enumclaw, Washington · 7141 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.85 km SSE of Oso, Washington · 7135 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.96 km NNE of Vaughn, Washington · 7135 days ago · 30 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.924 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 7133 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 7133 days ago · -2 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.919 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 7127 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.512 km SSE of Skykomish, Washington · 7127 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.58 km SSW of Seabeck, Washington · 7126 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.5Washington · 7123 days ago · -2 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.85 km SW of Skykomish, Washington · 7115 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 3.56 km SE of Skokomish, Washington · 7115 days ago · 48 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.94 km SW of Skykomish, Washington · 7113 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.70 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7109 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.67 km ENE of Duvall, Washington · 7104 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.92 km SSE of Hobart, Washington · 7104 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.75 km SW of Skykomish, Washington · 7104 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 1.518 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 7161 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.914 km NW of McCleary, Washington · 7164 days ago · 38 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.75 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 7166 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.88 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7172 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.56 km ENE of Duvall, Washington · 7176 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.517 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 7178 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.426 km W of Skokomish, Washington · 7179 days ago · 40 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.70 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7185 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.03 km NW of Chico, Washington · 7188 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10719533. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:04 PM UTC.