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M2.2 earthquake 12 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 12 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington on Mon, Dec 11, 2000, 7:28 PM PST (03:28 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 6 km ENE of Tanner, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2000-12-12 03:28:26 UTC
Depth
13.1 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.422° N, 121.600° 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, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
44°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.712 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 9423 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.526 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9422 days ago · -2 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.21 km NE of Enetai, Washington · 9419 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.52 km N of West Lake Stevens, Washington · 9410 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.326 km N of Packwood, Washington · 9404 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.96 km ENE of Tanner, Washington · 9404 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.63 km W of Southworth, Washington · 9403 days ago · 27 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.726 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9398 days ago · -2 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.74 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 9397 days ago · 19 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.32 km W of Des Moines, Washington · 9375 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.726 km SSE of Greenwater, Washington · 9374 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.223 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9372 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.914 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 9367 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.71 km SSE of Echo Lake, Washington · 9365 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 1.68 km ESE of Hansville, Washington · 9423 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.93 km W of Mirrormont, Washington · 9424 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.55 km SSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 9426 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.819 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9430 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.514 km SSW of Nile, Washington · 9430 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.06 km N of Belfair, Washington · 9437 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9437 days ago · -2 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.95 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 9440 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.76 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 9440 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.713 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 9441 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9444 days ago · -2 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.616 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9446 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.515 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9446 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.516 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9447 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.715 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9447 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.515 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9447 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.015 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9448 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9449 days ago · -2 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.62 km SW of Ravensdale, Washington · 9449 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.51 km E of Navy Yard City, Washington · 9451 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10515863. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM UTC.