Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 12 km WSW of Skykomish, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 12 km WSW of Skykomish, Washington on Mon, Jun 12, 2000, 1:32 AM PDT (08:32 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 0 km NNE of Riverbend, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2000-06-12 08:32:30 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.650° N, 121.508° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 17.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62 km ENE of White Center, Washington · 9599 days ago · 28 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.65 km W of Lofall, Washington · 9597 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.93 km NE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 9596 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.23 km NE of Seattle, Washington · 9593 days ago · 32 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.02 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington · 9590 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.61 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington · 9590 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.63 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 9587 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.75 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 9585 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.73 km WSW of Mukilteo, Washington · 9582 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.44 km W of Gorst, Washington · 9581 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.77 km NW of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 9578 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.72 km W of Gig Harbor, Washington · 9576 days ago · 46 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.24 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 9572 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.637 km ENE of Skykomish, Washington · 9569 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.72 km WNW of Edmonds, Washington · 9567 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.64 km NE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 9565 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.023 km SW of West Wenatchee, Washington · 9563 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.70 km NNE of Riverbend, Washington · 9557 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.74 km ENE of Hansville, Washington · 9556 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.64 km NE of Redmond, Washington · 9556 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 2.25 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 9555 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 1.526 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9554 days ago · -3 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 2.06 km S of Seabeck, WA · 9552 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.88 km SW of Concrete, Washington · 9551 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 1.62 km ENE of Keyport, WA · 9550 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9548 days ago · -3 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 1.819 km N of Packwood, Washington · 9547 days ago · -2 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 1.612 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 9547 days ago · -2 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 2.38 km SW of Concrete, Washington · 9611 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.012 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 9616 days ago · 88 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.23 km WSW of Klahanie, Washington · 9620 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.24 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 9633 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10501893. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:52 AM UTC.