Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 3 km SW of Selah, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 3 km SW of Selah, Washington on Fri, Jun 23, 2000, 2:45 PM PDT (21:45 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 20 km SE of Kittitas, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2000-06-23 21:45:37 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.638° N, 120.562° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.720 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 9590 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.222 km SSW of Prosser, Washington · 9588 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.66 km S of White Swan, Washington · 9582 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.023 km SW of West Wenatchee, Washington · 9563 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.622 km SSE of Kittitas, Washington · 9560 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.526 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9554 days ago · -3 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.68 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 9549 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9547 days ago · -3 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.819 km N of Packwood, Washington · 9547 days ago · -2 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.523 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9544 days ago · -3 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 2.018 km ENE of Packwood, Washington · 9611 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10522393. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:51 AM UTC.