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M3.0 earthquake 6 km W of Lofall, Washington

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 6 km W of Lofall, Washington on Sun, Jan 16, 2000, 7:07 AM PST (15:07 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2000-01-16 15:07:58 UTC
Depth
17.3 km (10.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.806° N, 122.748° W
Strongest shaking
III, weak shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
III, weak shaking
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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.57 km ENE of Oak Bay, Canada · 9752 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.93 km ENE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 9751 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.20 km NNE of Gorst, Washington · 9750 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.82 km ENE of Gig Harbor, Washington · 9748 days ago · 48 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.63 km W of Black Diamond, Washington · 9742 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.06 km S of Swede Heaven, Washington · 9741 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.616 km NNW of Jamestown, Washington · 9726 days ago · 38 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.61 km E of SeaTac, Washington · 9715 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 1.53 km NE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 9753 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.53 km NE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 9753 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.61 km NNW of Mirrormont, Washington · 9758 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.83 km W of Freeland, Washington · 9770 days ago · 50 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.92 km NNE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 9779 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.2Washington · 9780 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10487483 (also filed as usp0009m7y). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:22 PM UTC.