M1.7 earthquake 5 km NW of Waterville, Washington
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km NW of Waterville, Washington on Mon, May 14, 2007, 1:45 PM PDT (20:45 UTC), 4 km (3 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
- 2007-05-14 20:45:55 UTC
- Depth
- 4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.688° N, 120.114° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 97°
- 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.00 km S of Electric City, Washington · 7074 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.00 km ENE of Skykomish, Washington · 7068 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.61 km NE of Skykomish, Washington · 7068 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.88 km W of Entiat, Washington · 7066 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.08 km NE of Entiat, Washington · 7038 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
Before
- 1.78 km N of Waterville, Washington · 7087 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.05 km SE of Vantage, Washington · 7089 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.52 km SW of Skykomish, Washington · 7093 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.77 km NNW of George, Washington · 7101 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.75 km SW of Skykomish, Washington · 7104 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10715658. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:42 PM UTC.