M2.8 earthquake 5 km NNW of Waterville, Washington
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 5 km NNW of Waterville, Washington on Tue, Mar 21, 2000, 1:20 PM PST (21:20 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-03-21 21:20:34 UTC
- Depth
- 5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.691° N, 120.090° W
- Region
- Washington
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.8 | Md, duration | Pacific Northwest Seismic Network | Preferred · Final · ±0.04 · 8 stations |
| 2.8 | Md, duration | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Reviewed |
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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 50°
- Stations used
- 30
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.614 km SSE of Kittitas, Washington · 9683 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.212 km N of Kittitas, Washington · 9645 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.813 km N of Kittitas, Washington · 9644 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10495213 (also filed as usp0009q0a). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:23 AM UTC.