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M1.5 earthquake 3 km NNE of Ault Field, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 3 km NNE of Ault Field, Washington on Sat, Oct 28, 2000, 7:05 PM PDT (02:05 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 7 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2000-10-29 02:05:45 UTC
Depth
15.1 km (9.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.363° N, 122.654° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
138°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.28 km WSW of Ault Field, Washington · 9466 days ago · 50 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.83 km NE of Oak Bay, Canada · 9465 days ago · 40 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 3.37 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 9464 days ago · 21 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 185
  4. 1.95 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9460 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.52 km NW of Eastmont, Washington · 9457 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.72 km WNW of Eastmont, Washington · 9457 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.55 km ENE of Oak Bay, Canada · 9455 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.95 km ENE of Oak Bay, Canada · 9455 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.51 km E of Navy Yard City, Washington · 9451 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.55 km WNW of Alger, Washington · 9445 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.95 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 9440 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.06 km N of Belfair, Washington · 9436 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.55 km SSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 9426 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.68 km ESE of Hansville, Washington · 9423 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.619 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 9419 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.21 km NE of Enetai, Washington · 9418 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.52 km N of West Lake Stevens, Washington · 9410 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 1.73 km E of Cathcart, Washington · 9470 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.54 km N of Riverside, Washington · 9471 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.63 km NE of Seattle, WA · 9472 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.710 km NE of Blyn, Washington · 9480 days ago · 56 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 3.611 km WNW of Quilcene, Washington · 9481 days ago · 50 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 25
  6. 2.14 km SW of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 9482 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.510 km SW of Quilcene, Washington · 9484 days ago · 49 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.50 km S of Clear Lake, Washington · 9484 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.83 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 9485 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.93 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 9492 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.512 km SSW of Darrington, Washington · 9493 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10511543. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:04 AM UTC.