Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km SSW of Camano, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Camano, Washington on Thu, Jan 18, 2001, 8:55 PM PST (04:55 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 5 km S of Fall City, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2001-01-19 04:55:14 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.130° N, 122.546° 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, 3.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.32 km W of Des Moines, Washington · 9375 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.71 km SSE of Echo Lake, Washington · 9365 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.18 km SW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 9361 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.321 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 9359 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 3.15 km S of Fall City, Washington · 9358 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 50
  6. 2.51 km WSW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 9353 days ago · 24 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.22 km W of Issaquah, Washington · 9349 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.510 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 9349 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.53 km WNW of Mirrormont, Washington · 9347 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.76 km NW of Marblemount, Washington · 9346 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.75 km W of Belfair, Washington · 9344 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.92 km SE of Ravensdale, Washington · 9343 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.57 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 9342 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.72 km WNW of Hat Island, Washington · 9340 days ago · 54 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.22 km SE of Ravensdale, Washington · 9339 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.66 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 9338 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.67 km SSE of Monroe, Washington · 9336 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.50 km S of Maple Valley, Washington · 9335 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.73 km NNE of Belfair, Washington · 9335 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.94 km NNW of Fall City, Washington · 9334 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.01 km WSW of Medina, Washington · 9333 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 1.68 km ENE of Duvall, Washington · 9333 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 1.92 km SW of Suquamish, Washington · 9333 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 2.21 km ESE of West Lake Sammamish, Washington · 9329 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 1.610 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 9393 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.74 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 9397 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.63 km W of Southworth, Washington · 9403 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.96 km ENE of Tanner, Washington · 9404 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.52 km N of West Lake Stevens, Washington · 9410 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10526053. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:30 AM UTC.