Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 1.8ml
3 km ENE of Concrete, WA
Yes. A magnitude 1.8 earthquake was recorded 3 km ENE of Concrete, WA, 56 km (35 mi) ESE of Bellingham, WA, at 9:02 pm PST on 15 November 2017 (05:02 UTC), 7.1 km deep.
56 km (35 mi) ESE of Bellingham, WA · 109 km (68 mi) NNE of Seattle, WA
- When
- Magnitude
- M 1.8 (ml)
- Depth
- 7.1 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Skagit County, 4 km SSW
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 3283 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 11 km (7 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 13 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.8 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 1,200,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 840,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 75× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.8 about 13 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 48.5295, -121.7910. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skagit County, WA | 4 km (3 mi) | SSW | earthquakes near Skagit County |
| Whatcom County, WA | 35 km (22 mi) | N | earthquakes near Whatcom County |
| Snohomish County, WA | 53 km (33 mi) | S | earthquakes near Snohomish County |
| Island County, WA | 77 km (48 mi) | WSW | earthquakes near Island County |
| San Juan County, WA | 97 km (60 mi) | W | earthquakes near San Juan County |
| Chelan County, WA | 114 km (71 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Chelan County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
55 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.4 10 km SW of Glacier, Washington
- 2.0 3 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington
- 1.7 3 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington
- 2.0 4 km WNW of Lyman, Washington
- 1.9 2 km SSW of Acme, Washington
- 2.2 3 km SSW of Acme, Washington
- 2.9 3 km SW of Acme, Washington
- 1.5 4 km E of Riverside, Washington
- 1.9 3 km E of Granite Falls, Washington
- 1.6 3 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington
- 1.8 3 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington
- 1.5 14 km NNW of Swede Heaven, Washington
- 1.6 5 km SW of Darrington, Washington
- 1.9 10 km ESE of Deming, Washington
- 2.1 Washington
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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