Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km SW of Darrington, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Darrington, Washington on Fri, Jun 1, 2001, 8:02 AM PDT (15:02 UTC), 11 km (7 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, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2001-06-01 15:02:39 UTC
Depth
10.9 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.222° N, 121.665° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.94 km SSW of Hansville, Washington · 9254 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.319 km NNE of Leavenworth, Washington · 9252 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.55 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 9251 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.76 km W of Camano, Washington · 9250 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.86 km NE of Riverside, Washington · 9250 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.22 km N of Enetai, Washington · 9241 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.61 km W of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9238 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.77 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 9238 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.75 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 9237 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.312 km WSW of Marietta, Washington · 9237 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.74 km ENE of Carnation, Washington · 9233 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.60 km N of Newport, Washington · 9232 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.94 km WNW of Edison, Washington · 9232 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.58 km NNW of Edison, Washington · 9225 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 9222 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.31 km NNE of Boulevard Park, Washington · 9221 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.93 km SW of North Bend, Washington · 9215 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.94 km SE of Burlington, Washington · 9215 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.63 km S of Seattle, Washington · 9206 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.23 km NNW of Mirrormont, Washington · 9204 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 2.02 km NNE of Redmond, Washington · 9201 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 1.91 km S of Maple Valley, Washington · 9263 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.11 km SW of Redmond, Washington · 9270 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.02 km SE of North Stanwood, Washington · 9274 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.64 km NW of Fall City, Washington · 9283 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.63 km SE of Darrington, Washington · 9284 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.63 km NE of Granite Falls, Washington · 9285 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.61 km S of Mercer Island, Washington · 9285 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.630 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 9285 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.56 km WNW of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 9286 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.68 km ENE of Duvall, Washington · 9286 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10525998. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:15 AM UTC.