Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 6 km N of Belfair, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 6 km N of Belfair, Washington on Tue, Nov 28, 2000, 11:51 AM PST (19:51 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 6 km ENE of Tanner, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2000-11-28 19:51:03 UTC
Depth
18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.510° N, 122.839° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.526 km NW of Hoodsport, Washington · 9429 days ago · 40 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.55 km SSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 9426 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.93 km W of Mirrormont, Washington · 9424 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.68 km ESE of Hansville, Washington · 9423 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.212 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 9423 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.712 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 9423 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.21 km NE of Enetai, Washington · 9418 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.52 km N of West Lake Stevens, Washington · 9410 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.96 km ENE of Tanner, Washington · 9403 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.63 km W of Southworth, Washington · 9403 days ago · 27 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.74 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 9397 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.65 km SSW of Camano, Washington · 9385 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 1.62 km SW of Ravensdale, Washington · 9449 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.51 km E of Navy Yard City, Washington · 9451 days ago · 22 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.712 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 9456 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.72 km WNW of Eastmont, Washington · 9457 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.52 km NW of Eastmont, Washington · 9457 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.95 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9460 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 3.37 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 9464 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 185
  8. 1.72 km W of Issaquah, Washington · 9465 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.28 km WSW of Ault Field, Washington · 9466 days ago · 50 km deep · 90 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10518233. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:05 AM UTC.