Earthquake near Tumwater, WA

USGS: 6 km WNW of Tumwater, Washington

8 km (5 mi) WSW of Olympia, WA · 82 km (51 mi) SW of Seattle, WA

1:10 pm PST, Feb 10, 2017 · 2017-02-10 21:10 UTC · 46 km deep · released about 32 lb of TNT

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When: 1:10 pm PST on 10 February 2017 (2017-02-10 21:10 UTC)
Where: 7 km (4 mi) WNW of Tumwater, WA · earthquakes near Tumwater
Magnitude: M 2.0 (ml)
Depth: 46 km below the surface
Felt: 1 report · strongest reported intensity III
Nearest: Thurston County, 16 km SE
Nearest mapped fault: Olympia structure, 7 km from its surface trace — near is not the same as on
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS 3170 days ago · we first saw it 3170 days ago

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake was recorded 7 km (4 mi) WNW of Tumwater, WA, at 1:10 pm PST on 10 February 2017 (21:10 UTC). 1 person has reported feeling it to USGS. This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.

Earthquakes near other towns within 30 km: Olympia, Lacey, Tanglewilde, Tanglewilde-Thompson Place, McCleary, Tenino.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 32 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.0 would have released about 32 times as much.

Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 470,000× the energy of this one
Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 330,000× the energy of this one
Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 30× the energy of this one
This earthquake M 2.0 about 32 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.

For this area

No earthquake of M4 or more has been recorded within 50 km since our catalogue begins in 2016.

Before 2016, the USGS record lists 7 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:

6.8 The 2001 Nisqually, Washington Earthquake · 25 km NE of this epicentre Feb 28, 2001
6.7 4 km WNW of Roy, Washington · 30 km E of this epicentre Apr 13, 1949
6.1 Puget Sound region, Washington · 46 km NNE of this epicentre Nov 13, 1939
5.8 Puget Sound area, Washington · 30 km NNE of this epicentre Feb 15, 1946
5.8 8 km N of Satsop, Washington · 36 km W of this epicentre Jul 3, 1999

Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.

Where

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Nearby places

Place	Distance	Direction from the epicentre
Thurston County, WA	16 km (10 mi)	SE	earthquakes near Thurston County
Mason County, WA	39 km (24 mi)	NNW	earthquakes near Mason County
Grays Harbor County, WA	64 km (40 mi)	W	earthquakes near Grays Harbor County
Pierce County, WA	64 km (40 mi)	E	earthquakes near Pierce County
Lewis County, WA	68 km (42 mi)	SE	earthquakes near Lewis County
Kitsap County, WA	73 km (46 mi)	NNE	earthquakes near Kitsap County

Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.

Aftershocks so far

51 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.

1.7 3 km WNW of Wauna, Washington 16:23 UTC
2.1 1 km SW of Home, Washington 10:52 UTC
2.4 1 km SSW of Home, Washington 06:02 UTC
1.6 2 km WSW of Home, Washington 15:54 UTC
2.7 3 km S of Home, Washington 13:34 UTC
2.2 5 km SE of Shelton, Washington 00:26 UTC
1.6 Puget Sound region, Washington 22:53 UTC
1.8 11 km S of Shelton, Washington 18:48 UTC
2.0 11 km SSW of Shelton, Washington 20:12 UTC
1.7 4 km S of Skokomish, Washington 21:09 UTC
2.1 2 km S of Grapeview, Washington 17:35 UTC
1.7 3 km ESE of Belfair, Washington 01:37 UTC
1.7 3 km WNW of Belfair, Washington 00:12 UTC
2.1 1 km NNW of Artondale, Washington 01:03 UTC
1.7 18 km N of Satsop, Washington 00:56 UTC

Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of 02:54 UTC. QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.

On USGS

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