Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km WNW of Gorst, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km WNW of Gorst, Washington on Sat, Jul 1, 2000, 4:56 AM PDT (11:56 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 0 km NNE of Riverbend, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2000-07-01 11:56:04 UTC
Depth
21.3 km (13.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.531° N, 122.745° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
146°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 9585 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.73 km WSW of Mukilteo, Washington · 9582 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.44 km W of Gorst, Washington · 9580 days ago · 21 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.77 km NW of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 9578 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.75 km SE of Coupeville, Washington · 9576 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.72 km W of Gig Harbor, Washington · 9575 days ago · 46 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.24 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 9571 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.72 km WNW of Edmonds, Washington · 9567 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.64 km NE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 9564 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.70 km NNE of Riverbend, Washington · 9557 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.62 km S of DuPont, Washington · 9557 days ago · 39 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.94 km SW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 9556 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.74 km ENE of Hansville, Washington · 9556 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.64 km NE of Redmond, Washington · 9555 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.25 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 9554 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.06 km S of Seabeck, WA · 9551 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.62 km ENE of Keyport, WA · 9549 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.88 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9543 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.22 km ENE of Silver Firs, Washington · 9541 days ago · 28 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.62 km SW of Lynnwood, Washington · 9536 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 1.510 km SSW of Sultan, Washington · 9536 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 1.85 km S of Seabeck, Washington · 9536 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 2.612 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 9535 days ago · 44 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 1.54 km E of Lofall, Washington · 9535 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 1.72 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 9535 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.52 km SE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9534 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 1.76 km S of Seabeck, Washington · 9533 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away

Before

  1. 1.61 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington · 9589 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.02 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington · 9589 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.23 km NE of Seattle, Washington · 9593 days ago · 32 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.93 km NE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 9595 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.65 km W of Lofall, Washington · 9596 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.62 km ENE of White Center, Washington · 9599 days ago · 28 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.512 km WSW of Skykomish, Washington · 9606 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.026 km SE of Neilton, Washington · 9609 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.73 km WSW of Elbe, Washington · 9613 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.012 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 9616 days ago · 88 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10499153. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:47 PM UTC.