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M1.6 earthquake 2 km E of Bethel, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km E of Bethel, Washington on Sat, Dec 29, 2001, 8:03 AM PST (16:03 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 23 km ENE of Ashford, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2001-12-29 16:03:57 UTC
Depth
10.6 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.492° N, 122.596° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.61 km SE of Clearview, Washington · 9043 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.716 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9035 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.93 km WSW of Jamestown, Washington · 9033 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.80 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 9026 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.76 km W of Burley, Washington · 9025 days ago · 25 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.41 km ESE of Prairie Ridge, Washington · 9016 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.17 km N of Belfair, Washington · 9014 days ago · 19 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.12 km W of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9012 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.814 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 9011 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.18 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 9011 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.53 km NNW of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 9006 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 8991 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 3.223 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 8991 days ago · -2 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.523 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 8991 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.77 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 8989 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.72 km WSW of Mill Creek East, Washington · 8988 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.63 km W of Gorst, Washington · 8984 days ago · 21 km deep · 12 km away

Before

  1. 1.52 km ESE of Belfair, Washington · 9045 days ago · 25 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.60 km NE of Keyport, Washington · 9047 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.93 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9047 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.62 km NW of Lake McMurray, Washington · 9047 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.05 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 9048 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.43 km WNW of Weallup Lake, Washington · 9052 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.88 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9065 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.88 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9065 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.47 km NNW of La Grande, Washington · 9066 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.75 km SE of Quilcene, Washington · 9067 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.83 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 9067 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.1Washington · 9069 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10554753. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:02 AM UTC.