Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5 km ENE of Prescott, Oregon

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of Prescott, Oregon on Mon, Mar 10, 2008, 3:13 PM PDT (22:13 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 18 km ENE of Kalama, 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
2008-03-10 22:13:03 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.066° N, 122.818° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
209°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.79 km NE of North Plains, Oregon · 6781 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.59 km W of Mossyrock, Washington · 6772 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.59 km ESE of Onalaska, Washington · 6772 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.74 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 6759 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.710 km E of Kelso, Washington · 6757 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.511 km E of Kelso, Washington · 6757 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.74 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 6746 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.712 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 6739 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.70 km E of Salmon Creek, Washington · 6738 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.618 km ENE of Kalama, Washington · 6736 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 1.64 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 6782 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6787 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.639 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 6788 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.310 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 6788 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.110 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 6788 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.810 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 6788 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.121 km W of Yamhill, Oregon · 6792 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6793 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.518 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 6802 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10737483. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:31 PM UTC.