M1.7 earthquake 8 km N of Waterville, Washington
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 8 km N of Waterville, Washington on Thu, May 10, 2007, 7:50 AM PDT (14:50 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.0 0 km S of Electric City, 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
- 2007-05-10 14:50:20 UTC
- Depth
- 3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.723° N, 120.083° 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
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 64°
- Stations used
- 13
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 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.75 km NW of Waterville, Washington · 7083 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.00 km S of Electric City, Washington · 7074 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.00 km ENE of Skykomish, Washington · 7069 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.61 km NE of Skykomish, Washington · 7069 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.88 km W of Entiat, Washington · 7066 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.08 km NE of Entiat, Washington · 7038 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
Before
- 2.05 km SE of Vantage, Washington · 7089 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.52 km SW of Skykomish, Washington · 7093 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.77 km NNW of George, Washington · 7101 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.94 km SW of Skykomish, Washington · 7113 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.66 km N of Royal City, Washington · 7114 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.85 km SW of Skykomish, Washington · 7116 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10714383. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:35 PM UTC.