Washington earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 2 km ENE of Silver Firs, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 2 km ENE of Silver Firs, Washington on Tue, Aug 15, 2000, 5:05 AM PDT (12:05 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 8 km ESE of Oak Bay, Canada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2000-08-15 12:05:40 UTC
Depth
27.6 km (17.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.874° N, 122.123° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62 km SW of Lynnwood, Washington · 9540 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.510 km SSW of Sultan, Washington · 9540 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.85 km S of Seabeck, Washington · 9539 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.612 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 9539 days ago · 44 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.54 km E of Lofall, Washington · 9539 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.72 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 9539 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.52 km SE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9538 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.76 km S of Seabeck, Washington · 9536 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.910 km NNW of Marblemount, Washington · 9532 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.74 km W of Gorst, Washington · 9525 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.61 km SSE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9524 days ago · 22 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.63 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 9524 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.50 km NNW of Everett, Washington · 9523 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 3.28 km ESE of Oak Bay, Canada · 9519 days ago · 49 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.83 km SSW of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 9519 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.929 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 9517 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.02 km WNW of Des Moines, Washington · 9511 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.52 km WNW of Des Moines, Washington · 9510 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.02 km W of Des Moines, Washington · 9510 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.54 km NE of Granite Falls, Washington · 9508 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 1.92 km NE of Parkwood, Washington · 9508 days ago · 47 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.93 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 9507 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 2.21 km NNE of Bell Hill, Washington · 9507 days ago · 47 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 2.47 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington · 9505 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 2.11 km NE of Hoodsport, Washington · 9504 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 1.70 km NE of Maple Valley, Washington · 9504 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 1.52 km NNE of Granite Falls, Washington · 9504 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 1.94 km NNE of Port Townsend, Washington · 9503 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 2.04 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 9502 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 1.512 km SSW of Darrington, Washington · 9497 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 1.93 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 9496 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 1.715 km ENE of Greenwater, Washington · 9493 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 1.83 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 9489 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 1.50 km S of Clear Lake, Washington · 9488 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 2.510 km SW of Quilcene, Washington · 9488 days ago · 49 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 2.14 km SW of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 9486 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 1.88 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9547 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.62 km ENE of Keyport, WA · 9553 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.88 km SW of Concrete, Washington · 9554 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.06 km S of Seabeck, WA · 9555 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.25 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 9558 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.64 km NE of Redmond, Washington · 9559 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.74 km ENE of Hansville, Washington · 9559 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.94 km SW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 9560 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.62 km S of DuPont, Washington · 9560 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.70 km NNE of Riverbend, Washington · 9561 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.64 km NE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 9568 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.72 km WNW of Edmonds, Washington · 9570 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.637 km ENE of Skykomish, Washington · 9573 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.24 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 9575 days ago · 24 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10505758. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:10 PM UTC.