Washington earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 6 km ENE of Tanner, Washington

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Tanner, Washington on Sun, Dec 31, 2000, 10:07 AM PST (18:07 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.8 The 2001 Nisqually, Washington Earthquake. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2000-12-31 18:07:44 UTC
Depth
11.9 km (7.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.506° N, 121.669° 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
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
56

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.63 km W of Southworth, Washington · 9403 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.726 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9398 days ago · -2 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.74 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 9397 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.65 km SSW of Camano, Washington · 9385 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.32 km W of Des Moines, Washington · 9375 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.726 km SSE of Greenwater, Washington · 9374 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.223 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9372 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.71 km SSE of Echo Lake, Washington · 9365 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9359 days ago · -2 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 3.15 km S of Fall City, Washington · 9359 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 50
  11. 1.53 km WSW of Ellensburg, Washington · 9358 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.51 km WSW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 9353 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.22 km W of Issaquah, Washington · 9349 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.510 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 9349 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.26 km E of Ashford, Washington · 9349 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.53 km WNW of Mirrormont, Washington · 9347 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 6.8The 2001 Nisqually, Washington Earthquake · 9345 days ago · 52 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 10,725
  18. 1.75 km W of Belfair, Washington · 9344 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 3.43 km ESE of Longbranch, Washington · 9344 days ago · 54 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.73 km SSE of Longbranch, Washington · 9344 days ago · 51 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 2.326 km N of Packwood, Washington · 9404 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.52 km N of West Lake Stevens, Washington · 9410 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.21 km NE of Enetai, Washington · 9419 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.526 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9422 days ago · -2 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.712 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 9423 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.212 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 9423 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.68 km ESE of Hansville, Washington · 9424 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.93 km W of Mirrormont, Washington · 9425 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.55 km SSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 9426 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.819 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9430 days ago · -2 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10518118 (also filed as usp000a700). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:35 AM UTC.