Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5 km SW of Skykomish, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Skykomish, Washington on Mon, Apr 23, 2007, 12:05 AM PDT (07:05 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 3 km NW of Dash Point, 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
2007-04-23 07:05:52 UTC
Depth
11.3 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.682° N, 121.419° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.15 km NE of Lofall, Washington · 7096 days ago · 27 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.52 km SW of Skykomish, Washington · 7093 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.16 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 7088 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.58 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 7087 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.17 km WNW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 7083 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.75 km NW of Waterville, Washington · 7082 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.60 km ESE of Boulevard Park, Washington · 7082 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.211 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7079 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.52 km NNE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7079 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.10 km ENE of Boulevard Park, Washington · 7078 days ago · 31 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.522 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 7078 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.52 km NNW of Duvall, Washington · 7074 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.82 km NNE of Enumclaw, Washington · 7072 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.00 km ENE of Skykomish, Washington · 7068 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.61 km NE of Skykomish, Washington · 7068 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.78 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7067 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.88 km W of Entiat, Washington · 7066 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.50 km ENE of Boulevard Park, Washington · 7063 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.04 km SW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 7060 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.522 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 7059 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.52 km SSE of Parkwood, Washington · 7058 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 2.615 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 7056 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.91 km SSW of North Bend, Washington · 7053 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 2.83 km NW of Dash Point, Washington · 7050 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 2.06 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7046 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 1.92 km SSE of Hobart, Washington · 7104 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.67 km ENE of Duvall, Washington · 7104 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.58 km E of Big Lake, Washington · 7105 days ago · 64 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.70 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7109 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.94 km SW of Skykomish, Washington · 7113 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.85 km SW of Skykomish, Washington · 7116 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.5Washington · 7124 days ago · -2 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.512 km SSE of Skykomish, Washington · 7127 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.919 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 7128 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 7133 days ago · -2 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.924 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 7133 days ago · -2 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10728203. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:28 AM UTC.