M1.6 earthquake 14 km SSE of Kittitas, Washington
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 14 km SSE of Kittitas, Washington on Mon, Mar 27, 2000, 4:30 PM PST (00:30 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.2 12 km N 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
- 1.6 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-03-28 00:30:10 UTC
- Depth
- 4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.856° N, 120.362° 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, 1.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 147°
- 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.9Washington · 9657 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.75 km SSE of Benton City, Washington · 9647 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.212 km N of Kittitas, Washington · 9646 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.813 km N of Kittitas, Washington · 9646 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10496583. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:03 PM UTC.