M1.7 earthquake 14 km ENE of Winthrop, Washington
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 14 km ENE of Winthrop, Washington on Thu, Dec 13, 2007, 2:43 PM PST (22:43 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 48 km WNW of Granite Falls, 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
- 2007-12-13 22:43:52 UTC
- Depth
- 6.8 km (4.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.542° N, 120.017° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 154°
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.44 km NW of Tonasket, Washington · 6851 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.727 km NNW of Winthrop, Washington · 6848 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.748 km WNW of Granite Falls, Washington · 6845 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.049 km WNW of Granite Falls, Washington · 6845 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.45 km ENE of Waterville, Washington · 6842 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.050 km WNW of Granite Falls, Washington · 6830 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.842 km SW of Princeton, Canada · 6827 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.614 km WSW of Conconully, Washington · 6824 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.648 km SE of Hope, Canada · 6812 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10735123. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.