Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 4 km SSE of Grapeview, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 4 km SSE of Grapeview, Washington on Sun, Sep 22, 1991, 5:41 PM PDT (00:41 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 14 km ENE of Aberdeen Gardens, 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
1991-09-23 00:41:34 UTC
Depth
17.8 km (11.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.297° N, 122.818° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.65 km NW of Federal Way, Washington · 12790 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.05 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 12789 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.715 km W of Brinnon, Washington · 12787 days ago · 43 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.720 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12786 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.525 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12784 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.29 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 12783 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.413 km SSW of Blyn, Washington · 12779 days ago · 42 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.627 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12778 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.624 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12777 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.122 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12776 days ago · -2 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.422 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12774 days ago · -2 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.85 km NNE of Kingston, Washington · 12773 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.27 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 12767 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.52 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington · 12767 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 3.414 km ENE of Aberdeen Gardens, Washington · 12761 days ago · 38 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.19 km SE of Bucoda, Washington · 12760 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.924 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12760 days ago · -2 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.937 km S of Port Angeles East, Washington · 12756 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.95 km E of Black Diamond, Washington · 12755 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.522 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12751 days ago · -2 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.52 km NNE of Eastmont, Washington · 12750 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12748 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.816 km WSW of La Grande, Washington · 12747 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 2.69 km SE of Bucoda, Washington · 12746 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 1.69 km SE of Bucoda, Washington · 12746 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 1.723 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12745 days ago · -2 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 2.79 km SE of Bucoda, Washington · 12745 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 3.010 km SE of Bucoda, Washington · 12745 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 1.79 km SE of Bucoda, WA · 12744 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 1.68 km SE of Bucoda, Washington · 12744 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 1.62 km WSW of McChord Air Force Base, Washington · 12743 days ago · 50 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 2.02 km ESE of Des Moines, Washington · 12740 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 1.719 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12739 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.523 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12736 days ago · -2 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 1.723 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12736 days ago · -2 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12735 days ago · -2 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 1.68 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 12794 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.62 km WNW of Sammamish, Washington · 12796 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.74 km NE of White Center, Washington · 12800 days ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.90 km SE of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 12802 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.41 km ESE of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 12802 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.70 km S of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 12802 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.114 km SW of Baring, Washington · 12803 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.20 km SE of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 12805 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.60 km ENE of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 12807 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.84 km NW of Marrowstone, Washington · 12808 days ago · 53 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.01 km SE of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 12808 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.63 km SE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, WA · 12809 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.222 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12813 days ago · -2 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.53 km SSW of Des Moines, Washington · 12813 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.73 km SW of Tacoma, Washington · 12819 days ago · 49 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.628 km N of Packwood, Washington · 12821 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.98 km SSE of Coupeville, Washington · 12822 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10281473. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:45 AM UTC.