Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 23 km N of Trout Lake, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 23 km N of Trout Lake, Washington on Sat, Feb 26, 2000, 12:04 AM PST (08:04 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 12 km NNE of Ashford, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2000-02-26 08:04:29 UTC
Depth
1.3 km (0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.206° N, 121.524° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
117°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.128 km S of Morton, Washington · 9712 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.828 km S of Morton, Washington · 9712 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.037 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 9711 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.77 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon · 9709 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.919 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 9673 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.81 km ESE of The Dalles, Oregon · 9665 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.222 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9661 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.721 km N of Packwood, Washington · 9660 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 3.612 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 9657 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 2.034 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 9715 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.034 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 9715 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.435 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 9717 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.96 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 9719 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.711 km SSE of Mineral, Washington · 9737 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.122 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9743 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10496138. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:06 PM UTC.