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M2.0 earthquake 5 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington on Tue, Dec 25, 2001, 9:18 AM PST (17:18 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 3 km WNW of Big Lake, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2001-12-25 17:18:32 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.358° N, 122.269° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
36°
Stations used
33

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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62 km NW of Lake McMurray, Washington · 9046 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.93 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9045 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.60 km NE of Keyport, Washington · 9045 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.62 km E of Bethel, Washington · 9042 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.61 km SE of Clearview, Washington · 9041 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.86 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 9041 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.93 km WSW of Jamestown, Washington · 9031 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.64 km NE of Geneva, Washington · 9026 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.61 km ENE of Bay View, Washington · 9023 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.94 km S of Point Roberts, Washington · 9021 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.12 km W of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9010 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.53 km NNW of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 9004 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.737 km NE of Marblemount, Washington · 9002 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 3.03 km WNW of Big Lake, Washington · 8997 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 19
  15. 1.64 km SE of Point Roberts, Washington · 8990 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.72 km WSW of Mill Creek East, Washington · 8986 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.34 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 8986 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 2.43 km WNW of Weallup Lake, Washington · 9051 days ago · 22 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.06 km SE of Orcas, Washington · 9061 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.88 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9063 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.88 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9063 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.75 km SE of Quilcene, Washington · 9065 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.83 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 9066 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.1Washington · 9067 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.94 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 9073 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10553638. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:10 AM UTC.