M1.8 earthquake 2 km NNW of Belfair, Washington
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 2 km NNW of Belfair, Washington on Wed, Sep 19, 2001, 5:30 AM PDT (12:30 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 3 km NNE of Jamestown, 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
- 2001-09-19 12:30:46 UTC
- Depth
- 24.2 km (15.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.468° N, 122.838° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.02
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 74°
- Stations used
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.75 km S of Lake McMurray, Washington · 9139 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.93 km NNE of Jamestown, Washington · 9116 days ago · 44 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.92 km ESE of Monroe, Washington · 9114 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.56 km SSW of Quilcene, Washington · 9110 days ago · 50 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.13 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 9105 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.76 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 9104 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.31 km SW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9103 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.92 km S of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 9098 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.72 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 9093 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.617 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 9084 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.71 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 9084 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
Before
- 2.34 km ESE of Union, Washington · 9151 days ago · 46 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.32 km S of Coupeville, Washington · 9152 days ago · 56 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.115 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 9161 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.73 km NNE of White Center, Washington · 9164 days ago · 30 km deep · 38 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10544778. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:06 PM UTC.