M1.9 earthquake 5 km NW of Goldendale, Washington
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5 km NW of Goldendale, Washington on Sun, May 21, 2000, 10:16 PM PDT (05:16 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 7 km SE of Condon, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-05-22 05:16:43 UTC
- Depth
- 1.5 km (0.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.852° N, 120.879° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 60°
- Stations used
- 31
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.98 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon · 9615 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.83 km SW of Selah, Washington · 9594 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.222 km SSW of Prosser, Washington · 9588 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.66 km S of White Swan, Washington · 9582 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.37 km SE of Condon, Oregon · 9573 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10498263. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:33 PM UTC.