M1.7 earthquake 27 km NNW of Winthrop, Washington
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 27 km NNW of Winthrop, Washington on Fri, Jan 4, 2008, 8:45 PM PST (04:45 UTC), 11 km (7 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 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-01-05 04:45:38 UTC
- Depth
- 10.5 km (6.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.708° N, 120.315° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 98°
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.748 km WNW of Granite Falls, Washington · 6845 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.049 km WNW of Granite Falls, Washington · 6845 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.821 km NNW of Marblemount, Washington · 6831 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 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 · 64 km away
- 1.614 km WSW of Conconully, Washington · 6824 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.648 km SE of Hope, Canada · 6812 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10731973. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:37 AM UTC.