Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 5 km WSW of Darrington, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Darrington, Washington on Sat, Nov 25, 2000, 12:53 AM PST (08:53 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 6 km ENE of Tanner, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2000-11-25 08:53:03 UTC
Depth
2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.239° N, 121.668° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55 km SSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 9427 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.93 km W of Mirrormont, Washington · 9425 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.68 km ESE of Hansville, Washington · 9424 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.212 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 9424 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.712 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 9424 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.21 km NE of Enetai, Washington · 9419 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.52 km N of West Lake Stevens, Washington · 9411 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.96 km ENE of Tanner, Washington · 9404 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.74 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 9398 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.610 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 9394 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.65 km SSW of Camano, Washington · 9386 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 1.55 km WNW of Alger, Washington · 9446 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.72 km WNW of Eastmont, Washington · 9458 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.52 km NW of Eastmont, Washington · 9458 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.95 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9461 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 3.37 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 9465 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 185
  6. 1.72 km W of Issaquah, Washington · 9466 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.28 km WSW of Ault Field, Washington · 9467 days ago · 50 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.53 km NNE of Ault Field, Washington · 9468 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10517968. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:17 PM UTC.