Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 4 km NE of Bryant, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 4 km NE of Bryant, Washington on Sat, Sep 21, 1991, 1:51 PM PDT (20:51 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 13 km SSW of Blyn, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1991-09-21 20:51:22 UTC
Depth
10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.270° N, 122.111° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.68 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 12795 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.05 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 12790 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.413 km SSW of Blyn, Washington · 12779 days ago · 42 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.63 km E of Deming, Washington · 12775 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.85 km NNE of Kingston, Washington · 12774 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.59 km NNW of Ault Field, Washington · 12769 days ago · 50 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.27 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 12768 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.52 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington · 12767 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.010 km E of Mission, Canada · 12755 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.92 km NE of Deming, Washington · 12752 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.82 km N of Big Lake, Washington · 12751 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 1.52 km NNE of Eastmont, Washington · 12750 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.02 km ESE of Des Moines, Washington · 12741 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 1.62 km WNW of Sammamish, Washington · 12796 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.74 km NE of White Center, Washington · 12800 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 3.06 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 12801 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.36 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 12801 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.90 km SE of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 12803 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.41 km ESE of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 12803 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.70 km S of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 12803 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.114 km SW of Baring, Washington · 12803 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.618 km SSE of Marblemount, Washington · 12805 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.20 km SE of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 12805 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.60 km ENE of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 12808 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.06 km ESE of Alger, Washington · 12808 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.84 km NW of Marrowstone, Washington · 12808 days ago · 53 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.73 km S of Maple Falls, Washington · 12809 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.01 km SE of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 12809 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.63 km SE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, WA · 12809 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.01 km NW of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 12817 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.724 km NNE of Concrete, Washington · 12818 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.25 km ESE of Alger, Washington · 12821 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.98 km SSE of Coupeville, Washington · 12822 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away

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