Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 3 km WSW of Darrington, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 3 km WSW of Darrington, Washington on Tue, Oct 3, 2000, 7:31 PM PDT (02:31 UTC), 12 km (8 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
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2000-10-04 02:31:32 UTC
Depth
12.3 km (7.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.239° N, 121.646° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.83 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 9485 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.50 km S of Clear Lake, Washington · 9484 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.14 km SW of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 9482 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.710 km NE of Blyn, Washington · 9480 days ago · 56 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.63 km NE of Seattle, WA · 9472 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.54 km N of Riverside, Washington · 9471 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.73 km E of Cathcart, Washington · 9470 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.53 km NNE of Ault Field, Washington · 9467 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.28 km WSW of Ault Field, Washington · 9466 days ago · 50 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.72 km W of Issaquah, Washington · 9465 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 3.37 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 9464 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 185
  12. 1.95 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9460 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.52 km NW of Eastmont, Washington · 9457 days ago · 24 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.72 km WNW of Eastmont, Washington · 9457 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.55 km WNW of Alger, Washington · 9445 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.95 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 9440 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away

Before

  1. 1.512 km SSW of Darrington, Washington · 9493 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.04 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 9498 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.94 km NNE of Port Townsend, Washington · 9499 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.52 km NNE of Granite Falls, Washington · 9500 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.70 km NE of Maple Valley, Washington · 9501 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.93 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 9503 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.54 km NE of Granite Falls, Washington · 9504 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.929 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 9513 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.83 km SSW of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 9515 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.50 km NNW of Everett, Washington · 9519 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.63 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 9520 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.61 km SSE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9520 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10502573. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:06 AM UTC.