Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km NE of Seattle, WA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km NE of Seattle, WA on Tue, Oct 24, 2000, 3:15 AM PDT (10:15 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 7 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2000-10-24 10:15:32 UTC
Depth
25.1 km (15.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.622° N, 122.306° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
30

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 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.54 km N of Riverside, Washington · 9471 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.624 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9470 days ago · -2 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.73 km E of Cathcart, Washington · 9470 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.53 km NNE of Ault Field, Washington · 9467 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.28 km WSW of Ault Field, Washington · 9466 days ago · 50 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.72 km W of Issaquah, Washington · 9465 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 3.37 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 9464 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 185
  8. 1.729 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9462 days ago · -2 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.95 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9460 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9457 days ago · -2 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.52 km NW of Eastmont, Washington · 9457 days ago · 24 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.72 km WNW of Eastmont, Washington · 9457 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.712 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 9456 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.6Washington · 9453 days ago · -2 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.51 km E of Navy Yard City, Washington · 9451 days ago · 22 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.62 km SW of Ravensdale, Washington · 9449 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9448 days ago · -2 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9444 days ago · -2 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.95 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 9440 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9437 days ago · -2 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 2.06 km N of Belfair, Washington · 9436 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 1.819 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9429 days ago · -2 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.526 km NW of Hoodsport, Washington · 9429 days ago · 40 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 1.55 km SSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 9426 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 1.93 km W of Mirrormont, Washington · 9424 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 1.68 km ESE of Hansville, Washington · 9423 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 2.212 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 9423 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 1.712 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 9423 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 1.526 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9422 days ago · -2 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 2.21 km NE of Enetai, Washington · 9418 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 2.012 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 9477 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9477 days ago · -2 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.710 km NE of Blyn, Washington · 9480 days ago · 56 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.5Washington · 9480 days ago · -2 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.611 km WNW of Quilcene, Washington · 9481 days ago · 50 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 25
  6. 2.14 km SW of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 9482 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.510 km SW of Quilcene, Washington · 9484 days ago · 49 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.50 km S of Clear Lake, Washington · 9484 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.83 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 9485 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.526 km N of Packwood, Washington · 9487 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.715 km ENE of Greenwater, Washington · 9489 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.93 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 9492 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.924 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9493 days ago · -2 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.512 km SSW of Darrington, Washington · 9493 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.19 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 9493 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.624 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9493 days ago · -3 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.523 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9496 days ago · -3 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.04 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 9498 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.94 km NNE of Port Townsend, Washington · 9499 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.52 km NNE of Granite Falls, Washington · 9500 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10508793. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:48 AM UTC.