Washington earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 1 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 1 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington on Mon, Feb 18, 1991, 3:17 PM PST (23:17 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 1 km SE of Ames Lake, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1991-02-18 23:17:38 UTC
Depth
24.3 km (15.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.626° N, 122.192° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.92 km SSE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 13004 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.72 km SE of Ames Lake, Washington · 13000 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.53 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 12998 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.810 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12997 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.53 km WSW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 12995 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.54 km WSW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 12995 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.36 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 12987 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.02 km WNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 12987 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.10 km W of Normandy Park, Washington · 12985 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.63 km WSW of Fox Island, Washington · 12983 days ago · 49 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.71 km SE of Ames Lake, Washington · 12982 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.91 km WNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 12979 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.121 km SW of Easton, Washington · 12977 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.62 km W of Maple Valley, Washington · 12977 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.82 km NW of Warm Beach, Washington · 12974 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.722 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12969 days ago · -2 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.922 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12968 days ago · -2 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.62 km SW of Roosevelt, Washington · 12968 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.05 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 12964 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.522 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12964 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.520 km NNW of Packwood, Washington · 12959 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 2.32 km SSW of West Lake Sammamish, Washington · 12957 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 2.40 km NW of Burlington, Washington · 12953 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.60 km WSW of Burlington, Washington · 12953 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 1.57 km W of Allyn, Washington · 12951 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 2.24 km W of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 13010 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.61 km E of Edmonds, Washington · 13012 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.92 km ESE of Belfair, Washington · 13018 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.90 km NNE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 13025 days ago · 24 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.813 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 13027 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.613 km SE of Rainier, Washington · 13029 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.812 km NE of Hoodsport, Washington · 13033 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.33 km ENE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 13034 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10272023. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:16 PM UTC.