Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 0 km W of Normandy Park, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 0 km W of Normandy Park, Washington on Thu, Mar 14, 1991, 7:58 AM PST (15:58 UTC), 18 km (11 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
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1991-03-14 15:58:27 UTC
Depth
18.2 km (11.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.437° N, 122.349° 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
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.63 km WSW of Fox Island, Washington · 12984 days ago · 49 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.71 km SE of Ames Lake, Washington · 12983 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.410 km SSE of Mineral, Washington · 12982 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.91 km WNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 12980 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.121 km SW of Easton, Washington · 12978 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.62 km W of Maple Valley, Washington · 12978 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.82 km NW of Warm Beach, Washington · 12975 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.722 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12970 days ago · -2 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.922 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12969 days ago · -2 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.62 km SW of Roosevelt, Washington · 12969 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.05 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 12965 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.522 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12965 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.013 km SSW of Alder, Washington · 12960 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.520 km NNW of Packwood, Washington · 12960 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.32 km SSW of West Lake Sammamish, Washington · 12958 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 1.57 km W of Allyn, Washington · 12952 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.47 km S of Longbranch, Washington · 12946 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.514 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 12937 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.614 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 12937 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.01 km SSE of Normandy Park, WA · 12935 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.52 km SE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 12935 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.52 km S of May Creek, Washington · 12932 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 2.123 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12929 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 2.02 km WNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 12988 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.36 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 12988 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.54 km WSW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 12996 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.53 km WSW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 12996 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.810 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12998 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.53 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 12999 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.72 km SE of Ames Lake, Washington · 13001 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.610 km SSE of Mineral, Washington · 13005 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.92 km SSE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 13005 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.51 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington · 13010 days ago · 24 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.24 km W of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 13011 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.61 km E of Edmonds, Washington · 13013 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10270918. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:44 PM UTC.