Washington earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 10 km NE of Blyn, Washington

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 10 km NE of Blyn, Washington on Sun, Oct 15, 2000, 2:51 PM PDT (21:51 UTC), 56 km (35 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
2.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2000-10-15 21:51:25 UTC
Depth
55.8 km (34.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.091° N, 122.910° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
29°
Stations used
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.63 km NE of Seattle, WA · 9472 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.54 km N of Riverside, Washington · 9471 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.73 km E of Cathcart, Washington · 9470 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.53 km NNE of Ault Field, Washington · 9467 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.28 km WSW of Ault Field, Washington · 9466 days ago · 50 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.72 km W of Issaquah, Washington · 9465 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.83 km NE of Oak Bay, Canada · 9464 days ago · 40 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 3.37 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 9464 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 185
  9. 1.95 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9460 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.52 km NW of Eastmont, Washington · 9457 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.72 km WNW of Eastmont, Washington · 9457 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.55 km ENE of Oak Bay, Canada · 9455 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.95 km ENE of Oak Bay, Canada · 9455 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.51 km E of Navy Yard City, Washington · 9450 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.55 km WNW of Alger, Washington · 9445 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.95 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 9440 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.06 km N of Belfair, Washington · 9436 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.526 km NW of Hoodsport, Washington · 9429 days ago · 40 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.55 km SSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 9426 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.93 km W of Mirrormont, Washington · 9424 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.68 km ESE of Hansville, Washington · 9423 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 3.611 km WNW of Quilcene, Washington · 9480 days ago · 50 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 25
  2. 2.14 km SW of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 9482 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.510 km SW of Quilcene, Washington · 9484 days ago · 49 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.50 km S of Clear Lake, Washington · 9484 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.83 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 9485 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.93 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 9492 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.512 km SSW of Darrington, Washington · 9493 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.04 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 9498 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.94 km NNE of Port Townsend, Washington · 9499 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.52 km NNE of Granite Falls, Washington · 9500 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.11 km NE of Hoodsport, Washington · 9501 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.47 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington · 9502 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.21 km NNE of Bell Hill, Washington · 9503 days ago · 47 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 1.93 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 9503 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.92 km NE of Parkwood, Washington · 9504 days ago · 47 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.54 km NE of Granite Falls, Washington · 9504 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.02 km W of Des Moines, Washington · 9506 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.52 km WNW of Des Moines, Washington · 9507 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.02 km WNW of Des Moines, Washington · 9507 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10506258 (also filed as usp000a1v1). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:02 AM UTC.