Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 4 km SE of Burlington, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 4 km SE of Burlington, Washington on Fri, Jul 13, 2001, 1:58 AM PDT (08:58 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 2 km SW of Darrington, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2001-07-13 08:58:26 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.447° N, 122.290° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.63 km S of Seattle, Washington · 9202 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.02 km NNE of Redmond, Washington · 9196 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.24 km SW of Shoreline, Washington · 9190 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.53 km E of Oso, Washington · 9190 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.52 km E of Oso, Washington · 9179 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.28 km NW of Seattle, Washington · 9178 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 3.22 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 9173 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.64 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 9172 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.55 km E of Edison, Washington · 9171 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.66 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 9167 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.12 km S of Darrington, Washington · 9167 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.73 km NNE of White Center, Washington · 9164 days ago · 30 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.73 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 9163 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.32 km S of Coupeville, Washington · 9153 days ago · 56 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 1.66 km SW of Aldergrove, Canada · 9217 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.58 km NNW of Edison, Washington · 9221 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.713 km W of Marietta, Washington · 9224 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.94 km WNW of Edison, Washington · 9227 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.60 km N of Newport, Washington · 9227 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.74 km ENE of Carnation, Washington · 9228 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.312 km WSW of Marietta, Washington · 9232 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.61 km W of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9233 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.22 km N of Enetai, Washington · 9236 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10538003. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:12 PM UTC.