M1.7 earthquake 7 km NNW of George, Washington
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7 km NNW of George, Washington on Thu, Apr 26, 2007, 10:39 AM PDT (17:39 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.2 13 km NNE of Prosser, 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
- 2007-04-26 17:39:34 UTC
- Depth
- 14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.136° N, 119.897° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 81°
- 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.213 km NNE of Prosser, Washington · 7090 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.05 km SE of Vantage, Washington · 7089 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.78 km N of Waterville, Washington · 7087 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.75 km NW of Waterville, Washington · 7083 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.820 km SE of Desert Aire, Washington · 7070 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.88 km W of Entiat, Washington · 7067 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10729118. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:53 PM UTC.