Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 6 km W of Greenwater, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 6 km W of Greenwater, Washington on Tue, May 9, 2000, 5:43 PM PDT (00:43 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 4 km W of Gorst, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2000-05-10 00:43:44 UTC
Depth
-1.7 km (-1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.162° N, 121.739° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
13

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55 km SW of Morton, Washington · 9634 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.24 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 9633 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.23 km WSW of Klahanie, Washington · 9620 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.012 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 9616 days ago · 88 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.73 km WSW of Elbe, Washington · 9613 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.018 km ENE of Packwood, Washington · 9611 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.512 km WSW of Skykomish, Washington · 9606 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.62 km ENE of White Center, Washington · 9599 days ago · 28 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.93 km NE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 9595 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.23 km NE of Seattle, Washington · 9593 days ago · 32 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.02 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington · 9589 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.61 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington · 9589 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.63 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 9586 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.75 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 9584 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.73 km WSW of Mukilteo, Washington · 9582 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.44 km W of Gorst, Washington · 9580 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 1.813 km N of Kittitas, Washington · 9643 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.913 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 9648 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.78 km ENE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 9651 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.94 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 9652 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 3.612 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 9657 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.721 km N of Packwood, Washington · 9659 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.222 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9660 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10494528. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC.