Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km S of Ames Lake, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km S of Ames Lake, Washington on Sat, Apr 14, 2001, 12:20 AM PDT (07:20 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 23 km ENE of Ashford, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2001-04-14 07:20:58 UTC
Depth
13.1 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.600° N, 121.972° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
107°
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: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.23 km SSE of Ames Lake, Washington · 9300 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.822 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9300 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.325 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9298 days ago · -2 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.423 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9298 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.223 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9298 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.923 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9295 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.60 km WSW of Woodway, Washington · 9294 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.628 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9293 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.53 km ENE of Oso, Washington · 9293 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.618 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 9293 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.93 km S of Carnation, Washington · 9292 days ago · 25 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.227 km SSE of Greenwater, Washington · 9290 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.810 km WSW of Skykomish, Washington · 9290 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.84 km NNW of Dash Point, Washington · 9289 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.65 km ESE of Wilkeson, Washington · 9288 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.68 km ENE of Duvall, Washington · 9281 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 1.56 km WNW of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 9281 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.630 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 9280 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.61 km S of Mercer Island, Washington · 9280 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.63 km NE of Granite Falls, Washington · 9280 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.722 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9279 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 1.63 km SE of Darrington, Washington · 9279 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 1.64 km NW of Fall City, Washington · 9278 days ago · 20 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.424 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9275 days ago · -2 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 2.02 km SE of North Stanwood, Washington · 9269 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 2.11 km SW of Redmond, Washington · 9265 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 1.91 km S of Maple Valley, Washington · 9258 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 1.65 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 9252 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 1.81 km SW of Wauna, Washington · 9250 days ago · 46 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 1.94 km SSW of Hansville, Washington · 9249 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 1.55 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 9246 days ago · 27 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.722 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9246 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 1.76 km W of Camano, Washington · 9245 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.86 km NE of Riverside, Washington · 9245 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 1.72 km W of North Bend, Washington · 9308 days ago · 19 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.66 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 9309 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.53 km SE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 9309 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.71 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington · 9309 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9313 days ago · -2 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.55 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 9313 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.92 km SSE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 9313 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.725 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9314 days ago · -2 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.5Puget Sound region, Washington · 9320 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.21 km ESE of West Lake Sammamish, Washington · 9329 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10526418. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:53 AM UTC.