Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km SE of Darrington, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km SE of Darrington, Washington on Fri, May 4, 2001, 9:20 PM PDT (04:20 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 8 km NNW of Edison, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2001-05-05 04:20:44 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.227° N, 121.573° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
118°
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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64 km NW of Fall City, Washington · 9279 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.02 km SE of North Stanwood, Washington · 9269 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.11 km SW of Redmond, Washington · 9265 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.65 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 9252 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.94 km SSW of Hansville, Washington · 9249 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.319 km NNE of Leavenworth, Washington · 9247 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.55 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 9247 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.76 km W of Camano, Washington · 9245 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.86 km NE of Riverside, Washington · 9245 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.61 km W of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9233 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.77 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 9233 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.75 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 9232 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.74 km ENE of Carnation, Washington · 9228 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.60 km N of Newport, Washington · 9227 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.94 km WNW of Edison, Washington · 9227 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.58 km NNW of Edison, Washington · 9220 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 1.63 km NE of Granite Falls, Washington · 9280 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.61 km S of Mercer Island, Washington · 9280 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.630 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 9281 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.68 km ENE of Duvall, Washington · 9281 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.810 km WSW of Skykomish, Washington · 9290 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.93 km S of Carnation, Washington · 9292 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.53 km ENE of Oso, Washington · 9293 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.60 km WSW of Woodway, Washington · 9294 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.65 km ENE of Anacortes, Washington · 9296 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.23 km SSE of Ames Lake, Washington · 9300 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.63 km S of Ames Lake, Washington · 9300 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.72 km W of North Bend, Washington · 9308 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.66 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 9309 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10520793. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC.