M2.8 earthquake 9 km SSW of Chelan Falls, Washington
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 9 km SSW of Chelan Falls, Washington on Tue, Aug 1, 2000, 5:00 PM PDT (00:00 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-08-02 00:00:50 UTC
- Depth
- -0.2 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.733° N, 120.050° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 8.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 47°
- 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.316 km ESE of Mansfield, Washington · 9540 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.75 km S of Entiat, Washington · 9525 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.017 km NNE of Cle Elum, Washington · 9520 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.929 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 9513 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.84 km NNE of Entiat, Washington · 9510 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.50 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 9507 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.26 km N of Entiat, Washington · 9504 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10499318 (also filed as usp0009xky). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:39 AM UTC.