M3.2 earthquake 2 km W of Big Lake, Washington
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 2 km W of Big Lake, Washington on Tue, Apr 11, 2000, 2:09 AM PDT (09:09 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-04-11 09:09:03 UTC
- Depth
- 13.4 km (8.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.407° N, 122.271° W
- Region
- Washington
- Strongest shaking
- IV, light shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- IV, light shaking
- Map
- Automatic
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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 86°
- Stations used
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.78 km ENE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 9651 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.78 km WSW of Lofall, Washington · 9649 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.79 km SW of Concrete, Washington · 9636 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.24 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 9634 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.66 km ESE of Cowichan Bay, Canada · 9632 days ago · 52 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.23 km WSW of Klahanie, Washington · 9621 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.66 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 9616 days ago · 39 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.38 km SW of Concrete, Washington · 9611 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10493378 (also filed as usp0009r4v). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:35 AM UTC.