M3.2 earthquake 1 km WSW of Coulee City, Washington
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 1 km WSW of Coulee City, Washington on Thu, Mar 16, 2000, 1:44 AM PST (09:44 UTC), 1 km (1 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, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-03-16 09:44:44 UTC
- Depth
- 1.5 km (0.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.608° N, 119.315° W
- Region
- Washington
- Strongest shaking
- III, weak shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.2 | Md, duration | Pacific Northwest Seismic Network | Preferred · Final · ±0.03 · 13 stations |
| 3.2 | Md, duration | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Reviewed |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt at Coulee City.
From the USGS event page for uw10494048. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- III, weak 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 0.6 km horizontally, 3.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 102°
- Stations used
- 25
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10494048 (also filed as usp0009psa). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:43 AM UTC.