Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 15 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 15 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington on Fri, Aug 31, 2001, 7:39 AM PDT (14:39 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 4 km ESE of Union, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2001-08-31 14:39:17 UTC
Depth
16.1 km (10.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.026° N, 121.870° 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, 0.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
35°
Stations used
51

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. 2.34 km ESE of Union, Washington · 9151 days ago · 46 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.54 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 9149 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.615 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 9145 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.82 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 9142 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.312 km N of Naches, Washington · 9140 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 9136 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.917 km S of Morton, Washington · 9132 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.92 km ESE of Monroe, Washington · 9114 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.125 km ENE of Packwood, Washington · 9113 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 9105 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.13 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 9105 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.76 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 9104 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.31 km SW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9103 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 1.73 km NNE of White Center, Washington · 9164 days ago · 30 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.817 km W of Packwood, Washington · 9167 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.74 km WNW of Dash Point, Washington · 9173 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.81 km SSW of Auburn, Washington · 9173 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.523 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9174 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.56 km S of Baring, Washington · 9177 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.28 km NW of Seattle, Washington · 9177 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.54 km W of Gorst, Washington · 9180 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.24 km SW of Shoreline, Washington · 9190 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10546763. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:34 AM UTC.