M1.6 earthquake 3 km W of Black Diamond, Washington
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km W of Black Diamond, Washington on Thu, Jan 27, 2000, 5:50 PM PST (01:50 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 3 km SSW of Easton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-01-28 01:50:00 UTC
- Depth
- 11.5 km (7.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.309° N, 122.046° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 108°
- Stations used
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.711 km SSE of Mineral, Washington · 9737 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.63 km SSW of Easton, Washington · 9724 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.96 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 9719 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.61 km E of SeaTac, Washington · 9716 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
Before
- 2.122 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9743 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.82 km ENE of Gig Harbor, Washington · 9749 days ago · 48 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.20 km NNE of Gorst, Washington · 9751 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.93 km ENE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 9752 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.06 km W of Lofall, Washington · 9754 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.53 km NE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 9754 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.53 km NE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 9754 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.61 km NNW of Mirrormont, Washington · 9759 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.83 km W of Freeland, Washington · 9771 days ago · 50 km deep · 87 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10511993. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:13 PM UTC.