M2.8 earthquake 7 km NW of Orcas, Washington
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 7 km NW of Orcas, Washington on Thu, Jul 20, 2000, 2:09 PM PDT (21:09 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 8 km ESE of Oak Bay, Canada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-07-20 21:09:22 UTC
- Depth
- 18.7 km (11.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.647° N, 123.010° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 180°
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.94 km SW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 9556 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.74 km ENE of Hansville, Washington · 9556 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.88 km SW of Concrete, Washington · 9551 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.612 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 9536 days ago · 44 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.54 km E of Lofall, Washington · 9536 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.50 km NNW of Everett, Washington · 9520 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.28 km ESE of Oak Bay, Canada · 9516 days ago · 49 km deep · 28 km away
Before
- 2.24 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 9572 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.75 km SE of Coupeville, Washington · 9577 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.77 km NW of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 9578 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.714 km WSW of Arbutus Ridge, Canada · 9580 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.73 km WSW of Mukilteo, Washington · 9582 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.59 km SW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 9589 days ago · 27 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.65 km W of Lofall, Washington · 9597 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10508428 (also filed as usp0009ww2). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:38 AM UTC.