Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 17 km NNE of Cle Elum, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 17 km NNE of Cle Elum, Washington on Wed, Sep 6, 2000, 3:03 PM PDT (22:03 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 16 km NNE of Terrace Heights, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2000-09-06 22:03:38 UTC
Depth
-0.7 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.329° N, 120.809° 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 2.5 km horizontally
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
124°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.929 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 9513 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.84 km NNE of Entiat, Washington · 9510 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.824 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9508 days ago · -3 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9508 days ago · -2 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.50 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 9507 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9506 days ago · -3 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.516 km NNE of Terrace Heights, Washington · 9505 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.722 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9505 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.26 km N of Entiat, Washington · 9504 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.70 km NE of Maple Valley, Washington · 9501 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.512 km WNW of Cliffdell, Washington · 9500 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.113 km WNW of Cliffdell, Washington · 9499 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.913 km WNW of Cliffdell, Washington · 9499 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.523 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9496 days ago · -3 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.624 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9493 days ago · -3 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.924 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9493 days ago · -2 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.715 km ENE of Greenwater, Washington · 9489 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.526 km N of Packwood, Washington · 9487 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.530 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9484 days ago · -2 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.210 km E of Nile, Washington · 9482 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 1.627 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9481 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.5Washington · 9480 days ago · -2 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.81 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 9480 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 1.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9477 days ago · -2 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.624 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9470 days ago · -2 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 1.72 km W of Issaquah, Washington · 9465 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.729 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9462 days ago · -2 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.95 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9460 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 1.61 km SSE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9521 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.827 km N of Packwood, Washington · 9521 days ago · -3 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.521 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9523 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9523 days ago · -3 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.75 km S of Entiat, Washington · 9525 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.517 km E of Ashford, Washington · 9531 days ago · -3 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.52 km SE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9534 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.510 km SSW of Sultan, Washington · 9536 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.88 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9543 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.523 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9544 days ago · -3 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.819 km N of Packwood, Washington · 9547 days ago · -2 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9547 days ago · -3 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10503313. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:53 AM UTC.