M1.8 earthquake 7 km NNE of Waterville, Washington
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 7 km NNE of Waterville, Washington on Thu, Nov 23, 2000, 11:52 PM PST (07:52 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 8 km NNW of Entiat, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-11-24 07:52:39 UTC
- Depth
- 5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.707° N, 120.036° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 56°
- Stations used
- 21
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.73 km E of Entiat, Washington · 9441 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.58 km NNW of Entiat, Washington · 9411 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 24
- 1.95 km NW of Waterville, Washington · 9385 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.510 km WSW of Royal City, Washington · 9381 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10517788. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:10 AM UTC.