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M1.5 earthquake 4 km E of Lofall, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4 km E of Lofall, Washington on Mon, Aug 21, 2000, 8:38 AM PDT (15:38 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 11 km WNW of Quilcene, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2000-08-21 15:38:16 UTC
Depth
18.8 km (11.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.805° N, 122.594° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.72 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 9536 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.52 km SE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9534 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.76 km S of Seabeck, Washington · 9533 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.74 km W of Gorst, Washington · 9522 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.61 km SSE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9521 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.63 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 9520 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.50 km NNW of Everett, Washington · 9519 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 3.28 km ESE of Oak Bay, Canada · 9516 days ago · 49 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.83 km SSW of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 9515 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.02 km WNW of Des Moines, Washington · 9507 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.52 km WNW of Des Moines, Washington · 9507 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.02 km W of Des Moines, Washington · 9506 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.54 km NE of Granite Falls, Washington · 9504 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.92 km NE of Parkwood, Washington · 9504 days ago · 47 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.93 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 9503 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.21 km NNE of Bell Hill, Washington · 9503 days ago · 47 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.47 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington · 9502 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 2.11 km NE of Hoodsport, Washington · 9501 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.70 km NE of Maple Valley, Washington · 9501 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.52 km NNE of Granite Falls, Washington · 9500 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.94 km NNE of Port Townsend, Washington · 9499 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 2.04 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 9498 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 1.512 km SSW of Darrington, Washington · 9493 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.93 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 9492 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 1.83 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 9485 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 1.50 km S of Clear Lake, Washington · 9484 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 2.510 km SW of Quilcene, Washington · 9484 days ago · 49 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 2.14 km SW of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 9482 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 3.611 km WNW of Quilcene, Washington · 9481 days ago · 50 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 25
  30. 2.710 km NE of Blyn, Washington · 9480 days ago · 56 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 2.612 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 9536 days ago · 44 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.85 km S of Seabeck, Washington · 9536 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.510 km SSW of Sultan, Washington · 9536 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.62 km SW of Lynnwood, Washington · 9536 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.22 km ENE of Silver Firs, Washington · 9542 days ago · 28 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.88 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9543 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.62 km ENE of Keyport, WA · 9550 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.88 km SW of Concrete, Washington · 9550 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.06 km S of Seabeck, WA · 9551 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.25 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 9555 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.64 km NE of Redmond, Washington · 9555 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.74 km ENE of Hansville, Washington · 9556 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.94 km SW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 9556 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.62 km S of DuPont, Washington · 9557 days ago · 39 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.70 km NNE of Riverbend, Washington · 9557 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.64 km NE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 9564 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10508893. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:50 AM UTC.