M1.5 earthquake Washington
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck in Washington on Sun, Feb 6, 2000, 3:15 AM PST (11:15 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 1 km WSW of Coulee City, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-02-06 11:15:17 UTC
- Depth
- -0.6 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.638° N, 120.259° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 117°
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.63 km SSW of Easton, Washington · 9724 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.921 km SSE of Kittitas, Washington · 9695 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.21 km WSW of Coulee City, Washington · 9694 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.85 km NNW of Waterville, Washington · 9689 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.614 km SSE of Kittitas, Washington · 9683 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10491823. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:54 PM UTC.