M1.9 earthquake Washington
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck in Washington on Mon, Apr 24, 2000, 3:33 PM PDT (22:33 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.2 12 km N of Kittitas, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-04-24 22:33:51 UTC
- Depth
- -0.7 km (-0.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.546° N, 120.041° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 91°
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.75 km SSE of Benton City, Washington · 9645 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.212 km N of Kittitas, Washington · 9644 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.813 km N of Kittitas, Washington · 9644 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.83 km SW of Selah, Washington · 9595 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10496983. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:07 AM UTC.