M2.2 earthquake 12 km N of Kittitas, Washington
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 12 km N of Kittitas, Washington on Fri, May 5, 2000, 1:15 AM PDT (08:15 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 20 km SE of Kittitas, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-05-05 08:15:17 UTC
- Depth
- -0.4 km (-0.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.091° N, 120.397° 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 0.9 km horizontally
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.02
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 62°
- Stations used
- 22
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
- 1.813 km N of Kittitas, Washington · 9644 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.018 km ENE of Packwood, Washington · 9612 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.99 km SSW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 9612 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.83 km SW of Selah, Washington · 9595 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.720 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 9591 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10493068. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:02 AM UTC.