Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 2 km ESE of Belfair, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 2 km ESE of Belfair, Washington on Thu, Dec 27, 2001, 9:28 PM PST (05:28 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 3 km WSW of Jamestown, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2001-12-28 05:28:25 UTC
Depth
25.1 km (15.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.444° N, 122.793° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62 km E of Bethel, Washington · 9042 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.61 km SE of Clearview, Washington · 9041 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.93 km WSW of Jamestown, Washington · 9031 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.80 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 9024 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.76 km W of Burley, Washington · 9023 days ago · 25 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.41 km ESE of Prairie Ridge, Washington · 9014 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.17 km N of Belfair, Washington · 9012 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.12 km W of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9010 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.814 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 9009 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.18 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 9009 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.53 km NNW of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 9004 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.77 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 8987 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.72 km WSW of Mill Creek East, Washington · 8986 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 1.60 km NE of Keyport, Washington · 9045 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.93 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9045 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.43 km WNW of Weallup Lake, Washington · 9050 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.88 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9063 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.88 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9063 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.47 km NNW of La Grande, Washington · 9064 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.75 km SE of Quilcene, Washington · 9065 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.83 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 9065 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.1Washington · 9067 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10554263. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:27 AM UTC.