Washington earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 2 km SW of Monroe North, Washington

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 2 km SW of Monroe North, Washington on Tue, Nov 16, 1999, 12:51 PM PST (20:51 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from: Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time: Tue, Nov 16, 1999, 12:51 PM PST
UTC: 1999-11-16 20:51:16 UTC
Depth: 19.4 km (12.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 47.867° N, 122.004° W
Region: Washington
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.5	Md, duration	Pacific Northwest Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.05 · 9 stations
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt in the Seattle area.

From the USGS event page for uw10485948. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.05
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 38°
Stations used: 42

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10485948 (also filed as usp0009hqr). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:26 AM UTC.