Washington earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 4 km W of Gorst, Washington

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 4 km W of Gorst, Washington on Fri, Jul 7, 2000, 3:42 AM PDT (10:42 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
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2000-07-07 10:42:12 UTC
Depth
20.6 km (12.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.522° N, 122.763° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
26°
Stations used
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.77 km NW of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 9579 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.75 km SE of Coupeville, Washington · 9578 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.72 km W of Gig Harbor, Washington · 9577 days ago · 46 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.24 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 9572 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.72 km WNW of Edmonds, Washington · 9568 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.64 km NE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 9565 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.70 km NNE of Riverbend, Washington · 9558 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.62 km S of DuPont, Washington · 9558 days ago · 39 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.74 km ENE of Hansville, Washington · 9557 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.64 km NE of Redmond, Washington · 9556 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.25 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 9556 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.06 km S of Seabeck, WA · 9552 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.62 km ENE of Keyport, WA · 9551 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.88 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9544 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.22 km ENE of Silver Firs, Washington · 9543 days ago · 28 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.62 km SW of Lynnwood, Washington · 9537 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.510 km SSW of Sultan, Washington · 9537 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.85 km S of Seabeck, Washington · 9537 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.612 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 9537 days ago · 44 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.54 km E of Lofall, Washington · 9537 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 1.72 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 9537 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 1.52 km SE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9535 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 1.76 km S of Seabeck, Washington · 9534 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 1.74 km W of Gorst, Washington · 9523 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away

Before

  1. 1.73 km WSW of Mukilteo, Washington · 9583 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.75 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 9586 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.63 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 9588 days ago · 21 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.61 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington · 9591 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.02 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington · 9591 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.23 km NE of Seattle, Washington · 9594 days ago · 32 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.93 km NE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 9597 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.65 km W of Lofall, Washington · 9597 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.62 km ENE of White Center, Washington · 9600 days ago · 28 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.512 km WSW of Skykomish, Washington · 9607 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.026 km SE of Neilton, Washington · 9610 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10501498. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:27 AM UTC.