Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km W of Lofall, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km W of Lofall, Washington on Wed, Jun 21, 2000, 2:39 PM PDT (21:39 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 9 km SW of Friday Harbor, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2000-06-21 21:39:45 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.807° N, 122.734° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.93 km NE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 9596 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.23 km NE of Seattle, Washington · 9593 days ago · 32 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.02 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington · 9590 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.61 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington · 9589 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 3.59 km SW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 9588 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.63 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 9587 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.75 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 9585 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.73 km WSW of Mukilteo, Washington · 9582 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.44 km W of Gorst, Washington · 9581 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.77 km NW of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 9578 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.75 km SE of Coupeville, Washington · 9577 days ago · 23 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.72 km W of Gig Harbor, Washington · 9575 days ago · 46 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.24 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 9571 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.87 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 9567 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.72 km WNW of Edmonds, Washington · 9567 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.64 km NE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 9564 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.70 km NNE of Riverbend, Washington · 9557 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.62 km S of DuPont, Washington · 9557 days ago · 39 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.94 km SW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 9556 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.74 km ENE of Hansville, Washington · 9556 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 1.64 km NE of Redmond, Washington · 9555 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 2.25 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 9555 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 2.06 km S of Seabeck, WA · 9551 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 1.62 km ENE of Keyport, WA · 9550 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 1.88 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9543 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 2.22 km ENE of Silver Firs, Washington · 9542 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 1.62 km ENE of White Center, Washington · 9599 days ago · 28 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.512 km WSW of Skykomish, Washington · 9606 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.026 km SE of Neilton, Washington · 9609 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.66 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 9615 days ago · 39 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.012 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 9616 days ago · 88 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.23 km WSW of Klahanie, Washington · 9620 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10521548. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:02 AM UTC.