Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 1.7ml
2 km NE of Six Mile, Canada
Yes. A magnitude 1.7 earthquake was recorded 2 km NE of Six Mile, Canada, at 3:29 pm PDT on 5 June 2025 (22:29 UTC), 11 km deep. 2 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
- When
- Magnitude
- M 1.7 (ml)
- Depth
- 11 km below the surface
- Felt
- 2 reports · strongest reported intensity II
- Nearest
- San Juan County, 25 km E
- Nearest mapped fault
- Utsalady Point fault, 7 km from its surface trace — near is not the same as on
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 450 days ago
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This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 6 km (4 mi) from the epicentre. Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 11 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.7 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 1,400,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 1,000,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 89× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.7 about 11 lb of TNT
Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.
Where
Epicentre 48.4716, -123.4347. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan County, WA | 25 km (15 mi) | E | earthquakes near San Juan County |
| Clallam County, WA | 52 km (33 mi) | SW | earthquakes near Clallam County |
| Island County, WA | 66 km (41 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Island County |
| Jefferson County, WA | 74 km (46 mi) | S | earthquakes near Jefferson County |
| Kitsap County, WA | 109 km (68 mi) | SSE | earthquakes near Kitsap County |
| Skagit County, WA | 119 km (74 mi) | E | earthquakes near Skagit County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
40 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 0.9 7 km W of Orcas, Washington
- 1.3 4 km NNW of Victoria, Canada
- 1.2 11 km SW of Friday Harbor, Washington
- 1.4 8 km SW of Port Angeles, Washington
- 1.8 2 km S of Colwood, Canada
- 0.7 3 km N of North Saanich, Canada
- 1.2 9 km NW of Friday Harbor, Washington
- 1.1 6 km W of Orcas, Washington
- 1.1 6 km W of Orcas, Washington
- 1.5 3 km N of Langford, Canada
- 0.9 2 km ENE of Six Mile, Canada
- 0.4 6 km ENE of Oak Bay, Canada
- 1.2 7 km N of Six Mile, Canada
- 1.4 10 km WSW of Friday Harbor, Washington
- 1.7 8 km SSE of Oak Bay, Canada
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
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