Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 4 km NNE of Port Townsend, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 4 km NNE of Port Townsend, Washington on Tue, Sep 26, 2000, 3:19 PM PDT (22:19 UTC), 17 km (11 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
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2000-09-26 22:19:16 UTC
Depth
17.2 km (10.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.156° N, 122.742° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
127°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.04 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 9498 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.512 km SSW of Darrington, Washington · 9493 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.93 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 9492 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.83 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 9485 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.50 km S of Clear Lake, Washington · 9484 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.510 km SW of Quilcene, Washington · 9484 days ago · 49 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.14 km SW of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 9482 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 3.611 km WNW of Quilcene, Washington · 9481 days ago · 50 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 25
  9. 2.710 km NE of Blyn, Washington · 9480 days ago · 56 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.63 km NE of Seattle, WA · 9472 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.54 km N of Riverside, Washington · 9471 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.73 km E of Cathcart, Washington · 9470 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.53 km NNE of Ault Field, Washington · 9467 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.28 km WSW of Ault Field, Washington · 9466 days ago · 50 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.72 km W of Issaquah, Washington · 9465 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.83 km NE of Oak Bay, Canada · 9464 days ago · 40 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 3.37 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 9464 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 185
  18. 1.95 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9460 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.52 km NW of Eastmont, Washington · 9457 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.72 km WNW of Eastmont, Washington · 9457 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 1.55 km ENE of Oak Bay, Canada · 9455 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.95 km ENE of Oak Bay, Canada · 9455 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 1.51 km E of Navy Yard City, Washington · 9451 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 1.55 km WNW of Alger, Washington · 9445 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 1.95 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 9440 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 1.52 km NNE of Granite Falls, Washington · 9500 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.70 km NE of Maple Valley, Washington · 9501 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.11 km NE of Hoodsport, Washington · 9501 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.47 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington · 9502 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.21 km NNE of Bell Hill, Washington · 9503 days ago · 47 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.93 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 9503 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.92 km NE of Parkwood, Washington · 9504 days ago · 47 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.54 km NE of Granite Falls, Washington · 9504 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.02 km W of Des Moines, Washington · 9506 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.52 km WNW of Des Moines, Washington · 9507 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.02 km WNW of Des Moines, Washington · 9507 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.83 km SSW of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 9515 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 3.28 km ESE of Oak Bay, Canada · 9515 days ago · 49 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.50 km NNW of Everett, Washington · 9519 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.63 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 9520 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.61 km SSE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9520 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.74 km W of Gorst, Washington · 9521 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10510963. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:22 AM UTC.