Washington earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 6 km SSW of Chelan Falls, Washington

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Chelan Falls, Washington on Tue, Feb 27, 2001, 11:16 PM PST (07:16 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2001-02-28 07:16:13 UTC
Depth
-0.6 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.751° N, 120.030° W
Felt reports
31
Strongest shaking
III, weak shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
III, weak shaking
Map
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USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

31 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.6 km horizontally
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.38 km N of Waterville, Washington · 9313 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.513 km SW of West Wenatchee, Washington · 9311 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.416 km ENE of Moses Lake North, Washington · 9306 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.34 km NW of Waterville, Washington · 9301 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away

Before

  1. 1.810 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 9357 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.84 km NNW of Waterville, Washington · 9358 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.53 km WSW of Ellensburg, Washington · 9358 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.510 km W of Entiat, Washington · 9360 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.65 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 9367 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.57 km N of Entiat, Washington · 9368 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10530553 (also filed as uw02280716, usp000aajb). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:21 PM UTC.